direction vs northeast

northeast vs direction

direction and northeast both are nouns.

direction is not an adjective while northeast is an adjective.

direction is not an adverb while northeast is an adverb.

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

As nouns, northeast is a hyponym of direction; that is, northeast 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
northeast: the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point

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

direction (noun)	northeast (noun)
the act of managing something	a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city
the act of setting and holding a course	the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop	the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point
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

direction (adjective)	northeast (adjective)
	situated in or oriented toward the northeast
	coming from the northeast

direction (adverb)	northeast (adverb)
	to, toward, or in the northeast

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