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heterosexual person vs individual

individual vs heterosexual person

heterosexual person and individual both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heterosexual person Yes No No No
individual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, individual is a hypernym of heterosexual person; that is, individual is a word with a broader meaning than heterosexual person:
  • heterosexual person: a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of heterosexual person include mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul.
heterosexual person (noun) individual (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 single organism
heterosexual 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 heterosexual person and individual

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