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individual vs sort

sort vs individual

individual and sort both are nouns.

individual is an adjective but sort is not an adjective.

individual is not a verb while sort is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
individual Yes Yes No No
sort Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sort is a hyponym of individual; that is, sort 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
  • sort: a person of a particular character or nature
individual (noun) sort (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential an approximate definition or example
a single organism a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
a person of a particular character or nature
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
individual (adjective) sort (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
individual (verb) sort (verb)
arrange or order by classes or categories
examine in order to test suitability
Difference between individual and sort

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