written document vs patent

patent vs written document

written document and patent both are nouns.

written document is not an adjective while patent is an adjective.

written document is not a verb while patent is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
written document	Yes	No	No	No
patent	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, patent is a hyponym of written document; that is, patent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than written document:

written document: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
patent: a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention

Other hyponyms of written document include ballot, brevet, capitulation, certificate, certification, credential, credentials, charter, commercial document, commercial instrument, confession, copyright, right of first publication, enclosure, inclosure, form, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, papyrus, patent of invention, platform, political platform, political program, program, resignation, declaration, resolution, resolve, source, specification, voucher, report, study, written report.

written document (noun)	patent (noun)
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)	an official document granting a right or privilege
	a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention

written document (adjective)	patent (adjective)
	clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
	(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage

written document (verb)	patent (verb)
	make open to sight or notice
	obtain a patent for
	grant rights to; grant a patent for

Difference between written document and patent

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