humanist vs man of letters

man of letters vs humanist

humanist and man of letters both are nouns.

humanist is an adjective but man of letters is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
humanist	Yes	Yes	No	No
man of letters	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, man of letters is a hyponym of humanist; that is, man of letters is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than humanist:

humanist: a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
man of letters: a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities

Other hyponyms of humanist include classical scholar, classicist, philologist, philologue.

humanist (noun)	man of letters (noun)
a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts	a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities
an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans

humanist (adjective)	man of letters (adjective)
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare

Difference between humanist and man of letters

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