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individual vs namesake

namesake vs individual

individual and namesake both are nouns.

individual is an adjective but namesake is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
individual Yes Yes No No
namesake Yes No No No
As nouns, namesake is a hyponym of individual; that is, namesake 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
  • namesake: a person with the same name as another
individual (noun) namesake (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential a person with the same name as another
a single organism
individual (adjective) namesake (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 namesake

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