maiden pink vs pink

pink vs maiden pink

maiden pink and pink both are nouns.

maiden pink is not an adjective while pink is an adjective.

maiden pink is not a verb while pink is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maiden pink	Yes	No	No	No
pink	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, pink is a hypernym of maiden pink; that is, pink is a word with a broader meaning than maiden pink:

maiden pink: low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center
pink: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

Other hypernyms of maiden pink include garden pink.

maiden pink (noun)	pink (noun)
low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center	a light shade of red
	a person with mildly leftist political views
	any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

maiden pink (adjective)	pink (adjective)
	of a light shade of red

maiden pink (verb)	pink (verb)
	cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
	make light, repeated taps on a surface
	sound like a car engine that is firing too early

Difference between maiden pink and pink

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