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self vs someone

someone vs self

self and someone both are nouns.

self is an adjective but someone is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
self Yes Yes No No
someone Yes No No No
As nouns, someone is a hypernym of self; that is, someone is a word with a broader meaning than self:
  • self: a person considered as a unique individual
  • someone: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of self include individual, mortal, person, somebody, soul.
self (noun) someone (noun)
your consciousness of your own identity a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a person considered as a unique individual
self (adjective) someone (adjective)
(used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self
Difference between self and someone

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