footing vs position

position vs footing

footing and position both are nouns.

footing is not a verb while position is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
footing	Yes	No	No	No
position	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, position is a hypernym of footing; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than footing:

footing: status with respect to the relations between people or groups
position: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

Other hypernyms of footing include status.

footing (noun)	position (noun)
a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing	the act of putting something in a certain place
a relation that provides the foundation for something	a job in an organization
status with respect to the relations between people or groups	(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
	a rationalized mental attitude
	an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
	the appropriate or customary location
	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
	a condition or position in which you find yourself

footing (verb)	position (verb)
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

Difference between footing and position

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