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person vs adult

adult vs person

person and adult both are nouns.

person is not an adjective while adult is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
person Yes No No No
adult Yes Yes No No
As nouns, adult is a hyponym of person; that is, adult is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than person:
  • person: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
  • adult: a fully developed person from maturity onward
person (noun) adult (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential any mature animal
a human body (usually including the clothing) a fully developed person from maturity onward
a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
person (adjective) adult (adjective)
(of animals) fully developed
designed to arouse lust
Difference between person and adult

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