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mental hospital vs infirmary

infirmary vs mental hospital

mental hospital and infirmary both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mental hospital Yes No No No
infirmary Yes No No No
As nouns, infirmary is a hypernym of mental hospital; that is, infirmary is a word with a broader meaning than mental hospital:
  • mental hospital: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
  • infirmary: a health facility where patients receive treatment
Other hypernyms of mental hospital include hospital.
mental hospital (noun) infirmary (noun)
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person a health facility where patients receive treatment
Difference between mental hospital and infirmary

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