direction vs north

north vs direction

direction and north both are nouns.

direction is not an adjective while north is an adjective.

direction is not an adverb while north is an adverb.

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

As nouns, north is a hyponym of direction; that is, north is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direction:

direction: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
north: the direction in which a compass needle points

Other hyponyms of direction include frontage, orientation, opposition, windward, leeward, seaward, compass point, point, compass north, magnetic north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest.

direction (noun)	north (noun)
the act of managing something	a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
the act of setting and holding a course	the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop	the direction in which a compass needle points
the concentration of attention or energy on something	the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
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

direction (adjective)	north (adjective)
	situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

direction (adverb)	north (adverb)
	in a northern direction

Difference between direction and north

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