noun vs generic noun
generic noun vs nounnoun and generic noun both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| noun | Yes | No | No | No |
| generic noun | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
generic noun is a hyponym of
noun; that is, generic noun is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
noun:
- noun: a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
- generic noun: a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender
Other hyponyms of noun include
collective noun, mass noun, count noun, proper name, proper noun, common noun, concrete noun, personal noun.
| noun (noun) | generic noun (noun) |
|---|---|
| a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action | a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender |
| the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition |
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