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former vs quondam

quondam vs former

former is a noun but quondam is not a noun.

former and quondam both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
former Yes Yes No No
quondam No Yes No No
As adjectives, former and quondam are synonyms defined as:
  • former and quondam: belonging to some prior time
Other synonyms of former include erstwhile, old, one-time, onetime, sometime.
former (noun) quondam (noun)
the first of two or the first mentioned of two
former (adjective) quondam (adjective)
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) belonging to some prior time
belonging to the distant past
belonging to some prior time
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
Difference between former and quondam

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