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homunculus vs person

person vs homunculus

homunculus and person both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
homunculus Yes No No No
person Yes No No No
As nouns, person is a hypernym of homunculus; that is, person 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
  • person: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of homunculus include individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul.
homunculus (noun) person (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 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
Difference between homunculus and person

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