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pink vs gillyflower

gillyflower vs pink

pink and gillyflower both are nouns.

pink is an adjective but gillyflower is not an adjective.

pink is a verb but gillyflower is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pink Yes Yes Yes No
gillyflower Yes No No No
As nouns, gillyflower is a hyponym of pink; that is, gillyflower is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pink:
  • pink: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
  • gillyflower: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
pink (noun) gillyflower (noun)
a light shade of red Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
a person with mildly leftist political views any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
pink (adjective) gillyflower (adjective)
of a light shade of red
pink (verb) gillyflower (verb)
cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
make light, repeated taps on a surface
sound like a car engine that is firing too early
Difference between pink and gillyflower

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