direction vs south

south vs direction

direction and south both are nouns.

direction is not an adjective while south is an adjective.

direction is not an adverb while south is an adverb.

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

As nouns, south is a hyponym of direction; that is, south 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
south: the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point

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

direction (noun)	south (noun)
the act of managing something	a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
the act of setting and holding a course	the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop	the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal 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)	south (adjective)
	situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south

direction (adverb)	south (adverb)
	in a southern direction

Difference between direction and south

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