construction vs adjunct

adjunct vs construction

construction and adjunct both are nouns.

construction is not an adjective while adjunct is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
construction	Yes	No	No	No
adjunct	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, adjunct is a hyponym of construction; that is, adjunct is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than construction:

construction: a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
adjunct: a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence

Other hyponyms of construction include clause, complement, involution, phrase, predicator.

construction (noun)	adjunct (noun)
the act of constructing something	a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones	something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem	a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
an interpretation of a text or action
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

construction (adjective)	adjunct (adjective)
	of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
	furnishing added support

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