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ghost vs revenant

revenant vs ghost

ghost and revenant both are nouns.

ghost is not an adjective while revenant is an adjective.

ghost is a verb but revenant is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ghost Yes No Yes No
revenant Yes Yes No No
As nouns, revenant is a hyponym of ghost; that is, revenant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ghost:
  • ghost: the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
  • revenant: someone who has returned from the dead
Other hyponyms of ghost include poltergeist.
ghost (noun) revenant (noun)
a mental representation of some haunting experience someone who has returned from the dead
a suggestion of some quality a person who returns after a lengthy absence
the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
ghost (adjective) revenant (adjective)
of or relating to or typical of a revenant
coming back
ghost (verb) revenant (verb)
write for someone else
haunt like a ghost; pursue
move like a ghost
Difference between ghost and revenant

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