duty vs imperative

imperative vs duty

duty and imperative both are nouns.

duty is not an adjective while imperative is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
duty	Yes	No	No	No
imperative	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

duty: the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
imperative: some duty that is essential and urgent

Other hyponyms of duty include job, guardianship, keeping, safekeeping, moral obligation, noblesse oblige, burden of proof, civic duty, civic responsibility, filial duty, incumbency, legal duty, line of duty, white man's burden, prerequisite, requirement, demand, requirement.

duty (noun)	imperative (noun)
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force	some duty that is essential and urgent
work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons	a verb in the imperative mood.
a government tax on imports or exports	a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior

duty (adjective)	imperative (adjective)
	requiring attention or action
	relating to verbs in the imperative mood

Difference between duty and imperative

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