conservative vs fuddy-duddy

fuddy-duddy vs conservative

conservative and fuddy-duddy both are nouns.

conservative is an adjective but fuddy-duddy is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conservative	Yes	Yes	No	No
fuddy-duddy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fuddy-duddy is a hyponym of conservative; that is, fuddy-duddy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conservative:

conservative: a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
fuddy-duddy: a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance

Other hyponyms of conservative include capitalist, conformist, hardliner, minimalist, mossback, neocon, neoconservative, extreme right-winger, reactionary, ultraconservative, right-winger, rightist, square, square toes, diehard, traditionalist.

conservative (noun)	fuddy-duddy (noun)
a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas	a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance

conservative (adjective)	fuddy-duddy (adjective)
resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
unimaginatively conventional
conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
avoiding excess
having social or political views favoring conservatism

Difference between conservative and fuddy-duddy

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