local vs anaesthetic

anaesthetic vs local

local and anaesthetic both are nouns.

local and anaesthetic both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
local	Yes	Yes	No	No
anaesthetic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, anaesthetic is a hypernym of local; that is, anaesthetic is a word with a broader meaning than local:

local: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
anaesthetic: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

Other hypernyms of local include anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent.

local (noun)	anaesthetic (noun)
public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops	a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

local (adjective)	anaesthetic (adjective)
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area	relating to or producing insensibility
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body	characterized by insensibility
of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood

Difference between local and anaesthetic

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