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school vs academy

academy vs school

school and academy both are nouns.

school is a verb but academy is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
school Yes No Yes No
academy Yes No No No
As nouns, academy is a hyponym of school; that is, academy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than school:
  • school: an educational institution
  • academy: a school for special training
school (noun) academy (noun)
a building where young people receive education a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
the process of being formally educated at a school a secondary school (usually private)
an educational institution a school for special training
a large group of fish an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
an educational institution's faculty and students
the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session
school (verb) academy (verb)
swim in or form a large group of fish
educate in or as if in a school
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
Difference between school and academy

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