sugar vs caramel

caramel vs sugar

sugar and caramel both are nouns.

sugar is not an adjective while caramel is an adjective.

sugar is a verb but caramel is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sugar	Yes	No	Yes	No
caramel	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, caramel is a hyponym of sugar; that is, caramel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sugar:

sugar: a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
caramel: burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food

Other hyponyms of sugar include caramelized sugar, lump sugar, loaf sugar, sugar loaf, sugarloaf, cane sugar, granulated sugar, beet sugar, corn sugar, brown sugar, rock sugar.

sugar (noun)	caramel (noun)
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative	a medium to dark tan color
informal terms for money	firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain	burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food

sugar (adjective)	caramel (adjective)
	having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown

sugar (verb)	caramel (verb)
sweeten with sugar

Difference between sugar and caramel

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