designation vs form of address

form of address vs designation

designation and form of address both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
designation	Yes	No	No	No
form of address	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, form of address is a hyponym of designation; that is, form of address is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than designation:

designation: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
form of address: an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'

Other hyponyms of designation include street name, byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet, title, title of respect, title.

designation (noun)	form of address (noun)
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position	an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
the act of designating or identifying something
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

Difference between designation and form of address

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