Taxonomy vs Brownnose - What's the difference?
taxonomy | brownnose |
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
(idiomatic) One who brownnoses; one who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
* 1997 Ulrich Herbert, Hitler's foreign workers: enforced foreign labor in Germany under the Third Reich, Cambridge University Press, p126
* 2007 Felicity Young, An Easeful Death, Fremantle Press, p13
* 2010 Joseph Morse, Gods of Ruin: A Political Thriller,'' p46
To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and brownnose
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while brownnose is (idiomatic) one who brownnoses; one who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.As a verb brownnose is
to flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee also
* classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontologybrownnose
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- A workmate reported the matter, "which is why the worker threatened to beat up the latter," calling him a "brownnose " and threatening to "wipe the floor with him."
- 'I know, he's a natural brownnose . I guess he does have some talents.'
- You don't have to be such a brownnose , at least not to me.