degenerate vs sodomite

sodomite vs degenerate

degenerate and sodomite both are nouns.

degenerate is an adjective but sodomite is not an adjective.

degenerate is a verb but sodomite is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degenerate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
sodomite	Yes	No	No	No

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

degenerate: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
sodomite: someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)

Other hyponyms of degenerate include fetishist, masochist, nympho, nymphomaniac, child molester, paederast, pederast, paedophile, pedophile, sadist, sadomasochist, lech, lecher, letch, satyr, bugger, sod, sodomist.

degenerate (noun)	sodomite (noun)
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior	someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)

degenerate (adjective)	sodomite (adjective)
unrestrained by convention or morality

degenerate (verb)	sodomite (verb)
grow progressively worse

Difference between degenerate and sodomite

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