continent vs land mass
land mass vs continentcontinent and land mass both are nouns.
continent is an adjective but land mass is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| continent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| land mass | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
land mass is a hypernym of
continent; that is, land mass is a
word with a broader meaning than continent:
- continent: one of the large landmasses of the earth
- land mass: a large continuous extent of land
Other hypernyms of continent include
landmass.
| continent (noun) | land mass (noun) |
|---|---|
| one of the large landmasses of the earth | a large continuous extent of land |
| continent (adjective) | land mass (adjective) |
|---|---|
| having control over urination and defecation | |
| abstaining from sexual intercourse |
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