ribbon vs Purple Heart

Purple Heart vs ribbon

ribbon and Purple Heart both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ribbon	Yes	No	No	No
Purple Heart	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Purple Heart is a hyponym of ribbon; that is, Purple Heart is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ribbon:

ribbon: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Purple Heart: a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action

Other hyponyms of ribbon include Congressional Medal of Honor, Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Silver Star, Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star, Bronze Star Medal, Order of the Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster, Victoria Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Service Order, Croix de Guerre, Medaille Militaire.

ribbon (noun)	Purple Heart (noun)
notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming	a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action
a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
any long object resembling a thin line

Difference between ribbon and Purple Heart

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