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rose vs old rose

old rose vs rose

rose and old rose both are nouns.

rose is an adjective but old rose is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rose Yes Yes No No
old rose Yes No No No
As nouns, old rose is a hyponym of rose; that is, old rose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rose:
  • rose: a dusty pink color
  • old rose: a greyish-pink color
rose (noun) old rose (noun)
a dusty pink color a greyish-pink color
pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
rose (adjective) old rose (adjective)
of something having a dusty purplish pink color
Difference between rose and old rose

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