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mansard vs French roof

French roof vs mansard

mansard and French roof both are nouns.

mansard is an adjective but French roof is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mansard Yes Yes No No
French roof Yes No No No
As nouns, French roof is a hyponym of mansard; that is, French roof is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mansard:
  • mansard: a hip roof having two slopes on each side
  • French roof: a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular
mansard (noun) French roof (noun)
a hip roof having two slopes on each side a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular
mansard (adjective) French roof (adjective)
(of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper
Difference between mansard and French roof

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