subconscious vs brain

brain vs subconscious

subconscious and brain both are nouns.

subconscious is an adjective but brain is not an adjective.

subconscious is not a verb while brain is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subconscious	Yes	Yes	No	No
brain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, brain is a hypernym of subconscious; that is, brain is a word with a broader meaning than subconscious:

subconscious: psychic activity just below the level of awareness
brain: that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

Other hypernyms of subconscious include head, mind, nous, psyche.

subconscious (noun)	brain (noun)
psychic activity just below the level of awareness	that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
	mental ability
	that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
	the brain of certain animals used as meat
	someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

subconscious (adjective)	brain (adjective)
just below the level of consciousness

subconscious (verb)	brain (verb)
	hit on the head
	kill by smashing someone's skull

Difference between subconscious and brain

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