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tough vs felon

felon vs tough

tough and felon both are nouns.

tough is an adjective but felon is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tough Yes Yes No No
felon Yes No No No
As nouns, felon is a hypernym of tough; that is, felon is a word with a broader meaning than tough:
  • tough: an aggressive and violent young criminal
  • felon: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Other hypernyms of tough include criminal, crook, malefactor, outlaw.
tough (noun) felon (noun)
an aggressive and violent young criminal someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
a cruel and brutal fellow a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
tough (adjective) felon (adjective)
resistant to cutting or chewing
physically toughened
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
unfortunate or hard to bear
substantially made or constructed
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
violent and lawless
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Difference between tough and felon

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