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male vs animate being

animate being vs male

male and animate being both are nouns.

male is an adjective but animate being is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
male Yes Yes No No
animate being Yes No No No
As nouns, animate being is a hypernym of male; that is, animate being is a word with a broader meaning than male:
  • male: an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
  • animate being: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Other hypernyms of male include animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna.
male (noun) animate being (noun)
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
male (adjective) animate being (adjective)
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
characteristic of a man
Difference between male and animate being

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