exile vs absentee
absentee vs exileexile and absentee both are nouns.
exile is a verb but absentee is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exile | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| absentee | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
absentee is a hypernym of
exile; that is, absentee is a
word with a broader meaning than exile:
- exile: a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- absentee: one that is absent or not in residence
| exile (noun) | absentee (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of expelling a person from their native land | one that is absent or not in residence |
| a person who is expelled from home or country by authority | |
| a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country |
| exile (verb) | absentee (verb) |
|---|---|
| expel from a country |
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