significant other vs lover

significant other and lover both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
significant other	Yes	No	No	No
lover	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lover is a hyponym of significant other; that is, lover is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than significant other:

significant other: a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
lover: a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

Other hyponyms of significant other include better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse.

significant other (noun)	lover (noun)
a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship	a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
	an ardent follower and admirer
	a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

significant other vs lover

significant other and lover both are nouns.

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