greybeard vs antique
antique vs greybeardgreybeard and antique both are nouns.
greybeard is not an adjective while antique is an adjective.
greybeard is not a verb while antique is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| greybeard | Yes | No | No | No |
| antique | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As nouns,
antique is a hyponym of
greybeard; that is, antique is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
greybeard:
- greybeard: a man who is very old
- antique: an elderly man
Other hyponyms of greybeard include
codger, old codger, gaffer, old-timer, old geezer, oldtimer, patriarch.
| greybeard (noun) | antique (noun) |
|---|---|
| a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) | any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity |
| a man who is very old | an elderly man |
| greybeard (adjective) | antique (adjective) |
|---|---|
| made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age | |
| out of fashion | |
| belonging to or lasting from times long ago |
| greybeard (verb) | antique (verb) |
|---|---|
| give an antique appearance to | |
| shop for antiques |
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