former vs number one
number one vs formerformer and number one both are nouns.
former is an adjective but number one is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| former | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| number one | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
number one is a hypernym of
former; that is, number one is a
word with a broader meaning than former:
- former: the first of two or the first mentioned of two
- number one: the first or highest in an ordering or series
Other hypernyms of former include
first.
| former (noun) | number one (noun) |
|---|---|
| the first of two or the first mentioned of two | a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first |
| the first element in a countable series | |
| the first or highest in an ordering or series |
| former (adjective) | number one (adjective) |
|---|---|
| referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) | |
| belonging to the distant past | |
| belonging to some prior time | |
| (used especially of persons) of the immediate past |
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