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commercial vs informercial

informercial vs commercial

commercial and informercial both are nouns.

commercial is an adjective but informercial is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
commercial Yes Yes No No
informercial Yes No No No
As nouns, informercial is a hyponym of commercial; that is, informercial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than commercial:
  • commercial: a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
  • informercial: a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary
Other hyponyms of commercial include infomercial.
commercial (noun) informercial (noun)
a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary
commercial (adjective) informercial (adjective)
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
of or relating to commercialism
of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior
profit oriented
Difference between commercial and informercial

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