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handicapped person vs individual

individual vs handicapped person

handicapped person and individual both are nouns.

handicapped person is not an adjective while individual is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
handicapped person Yes No No No
individual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, individual is a hypernym of handicapped person; that is, individual is a word with a broader meaning than handicapped person:
  • handicapped person: a person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of handicapped person include mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul.
handicapped person (noun) individual (noun)
a person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a single organism
handicapped person (adjective) individual (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
concerning one person exclusively
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
Difference between handicapped person and individual

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