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Taxonomy vs Uptight - What's the difference?

taxonomy | uptight |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and uptight

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while uptight is (colloquial) an uptight person.

As an adjective uptight is

(colloquial) excessively concerned with rules and order.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See 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 * ontology

    uptight

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order.
    • Don't be so uptight ! You won't go to jail for crossing the street against the light.
  • (colloquial) Sexually repressed.
    • He came from a very uptight religious background, but you wouldn't know that now!
  • (colloquial) Unfriendly and rude.
  • * 1987 , :
    • Withnail: Just because the best tailoring you’ve ever seen is above your fucking appendix doesn’t mean anything.
    Danny: Don’t get uptight with me, man.

    See also

    * anal retentive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) An uptight person.