WordCmp.com

descriptivism vs school of thought

school of thought vs descriptivism

descriptivism and school of thought both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
descriptivism Yes No No No
school of thought Yes No No No
As nouns, school of thought is a hypernym of descriptivism; that is, school of thought is a word with a broader meaning than descriptivism:
  • descriptivism: (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
  • school of thought: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Other hypernyms of descriptivism include doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy.
As nouns, school of thought is a hypernym of descriptivism; that is, school of thought is a word with a broader meaning than descriptivism:
  • descriptivism: (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
  • school of thought: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Other hypernyms of descriptivism include doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy.
descriptivism (noun) school of thought (noun)
(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
Difference between descriptivism and school of thought

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.