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individual vs homunculus

homunculus vs individual

individual and homunculus both are nouns.

individual is an adjective but homunculus is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
individual Yes Yes No No
homunculus Yes No No No
As nouns, homunculus is a hyponym of individual; that is, homunculus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than individual:
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
  • homunculus: a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
individual (noun) homunculus (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
a single organism a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
individual (adjective) homunculus (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 individual and homunculus

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