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deviant vs paederast

paederast vs deviant

deviant and paederast both are nouns.

deviant is an adjective but paederast is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deviant Yes Yes No No
paederast Yes No No No
As nouns, paederast is a hyponym of deviant; that is, paederast is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deviant:
  • deviant: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
  • paederast: a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
deviant (noun) paederast (noun)
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
deviant (adjective) paederast (adjective)
markedly different from an accepted norm
Difference between deviant and paederast

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