precious stone vs sapphire

precious stone and sapphire both are nouns.

precious stone is not an adjective while sapphire is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
precious stone	Yes	No	No	No
sapphire	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, sapphire is a hyponym of precious stone; that is, sapphire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than precious stone:

precious stone: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
sapphire: a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

Other hyponyms of precious stone include crown jewel, solitaire, diamond, ruby, pearl, emerald.

precious stone (noun)	sapphire (noun)
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry	a light shade of blue
	a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
	a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone

precious stone (adjective)	sapphire (adjective)
	of something having the color of a blue sapphire

precious stone vs sapphire

precious stone and sapphire both are nouns.

precious stone is not an adjective while sapphire is an adjective.

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