pink vs maiden pink

maiden pink vs pink

pink and maiden pink both are nouns.

pink is an adjective but maiden pink is not an adjective.

pink is a verb but maiden pink is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pink	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
maiden pink	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, maiden pink is a hyponym of pink; that is, maiden pink 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
maiden pink: low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center

Other hyponyms of pink include Dianthus barbatus, sweet William, carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, gillyflower, china pink, Dianthus chinensis, rainbow pink, Dianthus deltoides, cheddar pink, Diangus gratianopolitanus, button pink, Dianthus latifolius, cottage pink, Dianthus plumarius, grass pink, Dianthus supurbus, fringed pink.

pink (noun)	maiden pink (noun)
a light shade of red	low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center
a person with mildly leftist political views
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

pink (adjective)	maiden pink (adjective)
of a light shade of red

pink (verb)	maiden pink (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 maiden pink

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