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heterosexual vs person

person vs heterosexual

heterosexual and person both are nouns.

heterosexual is an adjective but person is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heterosexual Yes Yes No No
person Yes No No No
As nouns, person is a hypernym of heterosexual; that is, person is a word with a broader meaning than heterosexual:
  • heterosexual: a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
  • person: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of heterosexual include individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul.
heterosexual (noun) person (noun)
a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a human body (usually including the clothing)
a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
heterosexual (adjective) person (adjective)
sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
Difference between heterosexual and person

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