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homunculus vs mortal

mortal vs homunculus

homunculus and mortal both are nouns.

homunculus is not an adjective while mortal is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
homunculus Yes No No No
mortal Yes Yes No No
As nouns, mortal is a hypernym of homunculus; that is, mortal is a word with a broader meaning than homunculus:
  • homunculus: a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
  • mortal: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of homunculus include individual, person, somebody, someone, soul.
homunculus (noun) mortal (noun)
a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
homunculus (adjective) mortal (adjective)
subject to death
unrelenting and deadly
involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
causing or capable of causing death
Difference between homunculus and mortal

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