destination vs direction

direction vs destination

destination and direction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
destination	Yes	No	No	No
direction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, direction is a hypernym of destination; that is, direction is a word with a broader meaning than destination:

destination: written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
direction: a message describing how something is to be done

Other hypernyms of destination include instruction.

destination (noun)	direction (noun)
the ultimate goal for which something is done	the act of managing something
written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location	the act of setting and holding a course
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)	a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
	the concentration of attention or energy on something
	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
	a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
	a message describing how something is to be done
	a line leading to a place or point
	the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

Difference between destination and direction

Words related to "direction"

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