occupation vs medium

medium vs occupation

occupation and medium both are nouns.

occupation is not an adjective while medium is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occupation	Yes	No	No	No
medium	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, medium is a hyponym of occupation; that is, medium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occupation:

occupation: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
medium: an occupation for which you are especially well suited

Other hyponyms of occupation include confectionery, sport, farming, land, biz, game, calling, career, vocation, employment, work, appointment, berth, office, place, position, post, situation, salt mine, treadmill, craft, trade, profession, metier, accountancy, accounting, photography, catering.

occupation (noun)	medium (noun)
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money	an occupation for which you are especially well suited
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building	an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power	a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
any activity that occupies a person's attention	(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied	the surrounding environment
	someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
	a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
	(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
	(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
	a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
	an intervening substance through which something is achieved

occupation (adjective)	medium (adjective)
	(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
	around the middle of a scale of evaluation

Difference between occupation and medium

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