state-of-the-art vs progressive

state-of-the-art is not a noun while progressive is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
state-of-the-art	No	Yes	No	No
progressive	Yes	Yes	No	No

state-of-the-art (noun)	progressive (noun)
	a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
	a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

state-of-the-art (adjective)	progressive (adjective)
the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time)	favoring or promoting progress
	(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
	advancing in severity
	gradually advancing in extent
	favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
	(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position