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base vs signifier

signifier vs base

base and signifier both are nouns.

base is an adjective but signifier is not an adjective.

base is a verb but signifier is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
base Yes Yes Yes No
signifier Yes No No No
As nouns, signifier is a hypernym of base; that is, signifier is a word with a broader meaning than base:
  • base: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  • signifier: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
Other hypernyms of base include descriptor, form, word form.
base (noun) signifier (noun)
a support or foundation the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
lowest support of a structure
a place that the runner must touch before scoring
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
installation from which a military force initiates operations
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
the principal ingredient of a mixture
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a lower limit
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
the bottom or lowest part
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
the most important or necessary part of something
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
base (adjective) signifier (adjective)
serving as or forming a base
debased; not genuine
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
illegitimate
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
not adhering to ethical or moral principles
base (verb) signifier (verb)
use as a basis for; found on
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
situate as a center of operations
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