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namesake vs individual

individual vs namesake

namesake and individual both are nouns.

namesake is not an adjective while individual is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
namesake Yes No No No
individual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, individual is a hypernym of namesake; that is, individual is a word with a broader meaning than namesake:
  • namesake: a person with the same name as another
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of namesake include mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul.
namesake (noun) individual (noun)
a person with the same name as another a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a single organism
namesake (adjective) individual (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
concerning one person exclusively
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
Difference between namesake and individual

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