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impotency vs paper tiger

paper tiger vs impotency

impotency and paper tiger both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
impotency Yes No No No
paper tiger Yes No No No
As nouns, paper tiger is a hyponym of impotency; that is, paper tiger is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impotency:
  • impotency: the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
  • paper tiger: the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual
impotency (noun) paper tiger (noun)
the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual
an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
Difference between impotency and paper tiger

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