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collectable vs curio

curio vs collectable

collectable and curio both are nouns.

collectable is an adjective but curio is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collectable Yes Yes No No
curio Yes No No No
As nouns, curio is a hypernym of collectable; that is, curio is a word with a broader meaning than collectable:
  • collectable: things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
  • curio: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
Other hypernyms of collectable include curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity.
collectable (noun) curio (noun)
things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
collectable (adjective) curio (adjective)
subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
Difference between collectable and curio

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