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quadrilateral vs polygon

polygon vs quadrilateral

quadrilateral and polygon both are nouns.

quadrilateral is an adjective but polygon is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quadrilateral Yes Yes No No
polygon Yes No No No
As nouns, polygon is a hypernym of quadrilateral; that is, polygon is a word with a broader meaning than quadrilateral:
  • quadrilateral: a four-sided polygon
  • polygon: a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
Other hypernyms of quadrilateral include polygonal shape.
quadrilateral (noun) polygon (noun)
a four-sided polygon a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
quadrilateral (adjective) polygon (adjective)
having four sides
Difference between quadrilateral and polygon

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