prime vs adulthood

adulthood vs prime

prime and adulthood both are nouns.

prime is an adjective but adulthood is not an adjective.

prime is a verb but adulthood is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prime	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
adulthood	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, adulthood is a hypernym of prime; that is, adulthood is a word with a broader meaning than prime:

prime: the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
adulthood: the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed

Other hypernyms of prime include maturity.

prime (noun)	adulthood (noun)
a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself	the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest	the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

prime (adjective)	adulthood (adjective)
of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
being at the best stage of development
of superior grade
used of the first or originating agent
first in rank or degree

prime (verb)	adulthood (verb)
insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
fill with priming liquid
cover with a primer; apply a primer to

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