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jawbreaker vs polysyllable

polysyllable vs jawbreaker

jawbreaker and polysyllable both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jawbreaker Yes No No No
polysyllable Yes No No No
As nouns, polysyllable is a hypernym of jawbreaker; that is, polysyllable is a word with a broader meaning than jawbreaker:
  • jawbreaker: a word that is hard to pronounce
  • polysyllable: a word of more than three syllables
Other hypernyms of jawbreaker include polysyllabic word.
jawbreaker (noun) polysyllable (noun)
a word that is hard to pronounce a word of more than three syllables
a large round hard candy
Difference between jawbreaker and polysyllable

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