punk vs rock-and-roll

rock-and-roll vs punk

punk and rock-and-roll both are nouns.

punk is an adjective but rock-and-roll is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
punk	Yes	Yes	No	No
rock-and-roll	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rock-and-roll is a hypernym of punk; that is, rock-and-roll is a word with a broader meaning than punk:

punk: rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
rock-and-roll: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western

Other hypernyms of punk include rock'n'roll, rock 'n' roll, rock, rock and roll, rock music.

punk (noun)	rock-and-roll (noun)
rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock	a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
an aggressive and violent young criminal
a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
material for starting a fire

punk (adjective)	rock-and-roll (adjective)
of very poor quality; flimsy

Difference between punk and rock-and-roll

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