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collectible vs curiosity

curiosity vs collectible

collectible and curiosity both are nouns.

collectible is an adjective but curiosity is not an adjective.

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

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