yesterday vs yesteryear
yesteryear vs yesterdayyesterday and yesteryear both are nouns.
yesterday is an adverb but yesteryear is not an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yesterday | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| yesteryear | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
yesteryear is a hypernym of
yesterday; that is, yesteryear is a
word with a broader meaning than yesterday:
- yesterday: the recent past
- yesteryear: the time that has elapsed
Other hypernyms of yesterday include
past, past times.
| yesterday (noun) | yesteryear (noun) |
|---|---|
| the recent past | the time that has elapsed |
| the day immediately before today |
| yesterday (adverb) | yesteryear (adverb) |
|---|---|
| on the day preceding today | |
| in the recent past; only a short time ago |
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