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partisan vs junkie

junkie vs partisan

partisan and junkie both are nouns.

partisan is an adjective but junkie is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
partisan Yes Yes No No
junkie Yes No No No
As nouns, junkie is a hyponym of partisan; that is, junkie is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than partisan:
  • partisan: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
  • junkie: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
Other hyponyms of partisan include addict, freak, junky, nut, backslapper, balletomane, fanatic, fiend, gadgeteer, shutterbug, fan, rooter, sports fan.
partisan (noun) junkie (noun)
a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries a narcotics addict
a fervent and even militant proponent of something someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
partisan (adjective) junkie (adjective)
devoted to a cause or party
Difference between partisan and junkie

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