first cause vs cause

cause vs first cause

first cause and cause both are nouns.

first cause is not a verb while cause is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
first cause	Yes	No	No	No
cause	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cause is a hypernym of first cause; that is, cause is a word with a broader meaning than first cause:

first cause: an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
cause: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

Other hypernyms of first cause include causal agency, causal agent.

first cause (noun)	cause (noun)
an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause	any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
	a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	a justification for something existing or happening
	events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

first cause (verb)	cause (verb)
	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

Difference between first cause and cause

Words related to "first cause"

Words related to "cause"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.