stigma vs symbol

symbol vs stigma

stigma and symbol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stigma	Yes	No	No	No
symbol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, symbol is a hypernym of stigma; that is, symbol is a word with a broader meaning than stigma:

stigma: a symbol of disgrace or infamy
symbol: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

stigma (noun)	symbol (noun)
a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease	something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod	an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
a symbol of disgrace or infamy
the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

Difference between stigma and symbol

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.