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nut vs eccentric

eccentric vs nut

nut and eccentric both are nouns.

nut is not an adjective while eccentric is an adjective.

nut is a verb but eccentric is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nut Yes No Yes No
eccentric Yes Yes No No
As nouns, eccentric is a hypernym of nut; that is, eccentric is a word with a broader meaning than nut:
  • nut: a whimsically eccentric person
  • eccentric: a person with an unusual or odd personality
Other hypernyms of nut include eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball.
nut (noun) eccentric (noun)
a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt a person with an unusual or odd personality
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
a whimsically eccentric person
usually large hard-shelled seed
half the width of an em
nut (adjective) eccentric (adjective)
not having a common center; not concentric
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
nut (verb) eccentric (verb)
gather nuts
Difference between nut and eccentric

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