enthusiast vs fan
fan vs enthusiastenthusiast and fan both are nouns.
enthusiast is not a verb while fan is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| enthusiast | Yes | No | No | No |
| fan | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
fan is a hyponym of
enthusiast; that is, fan is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
enthusiast:
- enthusiast: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- fan: an enthusiastic devotee of sports
Other hyponyms of enthusiast include
addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut, backslapper, balletomane, fanatic, fiend, gadgeteer, shutterbug, rooter, sports fan.
| enthusiast (noun) | fan (noun) |
|---|---|
| an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces |
| a person having a strong liking for something | an ardent follower and admirer |
| an enthusiastic devotee of sports |
| enthusiast (verb) | fan (verb) |
|---|---|
| make (an emotion) fiercer | |
| blow away or off with a current of air | |
| strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher) | |
| agitate the air |
Words related to "enthusiast"
Words related to "fan"
- aerophile
- aficionado
- agitate
- amorist
- bacchanal
- bacchant
- ball
- baseball
- baseball game
- belieber
- blower
- brony
- buff
- compound
- cooling system
- deepen
- device
- devotee
- directioner
- electric fan
- engine cooling system
- enthusiast
- exhaust fan
- fanboy
- fandom
- fangirl
- follower
- followers
- following
- groupie
- heighten
- intensify
- lover
- metalhead
- partisan
- partizan
- punkah
- railbird
- remove
- rooter
- selenator
- shake
- sports fan
- strike out
- swiftie
- take
- take away
- winnow
- withdraw
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