doyen vs senior
senior vs doyendoyen and senior both are nouns.
doyen is not an adjective while senior is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| doyen | Yes | No | No | No |
| senior | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
senior is a hypernym of
doyen; that is, senior is a
word with a broader meaning than doyen:
- doyen: a man who is the senior member of a group
- senior: a person who is older than you are
Other hypernyms of doyen include
elder.
| doyen (noun) | senior (noun) |
|---|---|
| a man who is the senior member of a group | an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation |
| a person who is older than you are |
| doyen (adjective) | senior (adjective) |
|---|---|
| older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service | |
| used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college | |
| advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) |
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