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straight person vs individual

individual vs straight person

straight person and individual both are nouns.

straight person is not an adjective while individual is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
straight person Yes No No No
individual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, individual is a hypernym of straight person; that is, individual is a word with a broader meaning than straight person:
  • straight person: a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of straight person include mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul.
straight person (noun) individual (noun)
a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a single organism
straight person (adjective) individual (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
concerning one person exclusively
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
Difference between straight person and individual

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