minute vs distance

distance vs minute

minute and distance both are nouns.

minute is an adjective but distance is not an adjective.

minute is not a verb while distance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minute	Yes	Yes	No	No
distance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, distance is a hypernym of minute; that is, distance is a word with a broader meaning than minute:

minute: distance measured by the time taken to cover it
distance: the property created by the space between two objects or points

minute (noun)	distance (noun)
distance measured by the time taken to cover it	the property created by the space between two objects or points
a short note	size of the gap between two places
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree	indifference by personal withdrawal
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour	a distant region
an indefinitely short time	the interval between two times
a particular point in time	a remote point in time

minute (adjective)	distance (adjective)
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
infinitely or immeasurably small

minute (verb)	distance (verb)
	go far ahead of
	keep at a distance

Difference between minute and distance

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