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fiend vs succubus

succubus vs fiend

fiend and succubus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fiend Yes No No No
succubus Yes No No No
As nouns, succubus is a hyponym of fiend; that is, succubus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fiend:
  • fiend: an evil supernatural being
  • succubus: a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
Other hyponyms of fiend include incubus, succuba, dibbuk, dybbuk.
fiend (noun) succubus (noun)
a cruel wicked and inhuman person a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
an evil supernatural being
Difference between fiend and succubus

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