idea vs meaning
meaning vs ideaidea and meaning both are nouns.
idea is not an adjective while meaning is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| idea | Yes | No | No | No |
| meaning | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
meaning is a hyponym of
idea; that is, meaning is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
idea:
- idea: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- meaning: the idea that is intended
Other hyponyms of idea include
inspiration, cogitation, concept, conception, construct, preoccupation, misconception, plan, program, programme, figment, generalisation, generality, generalization, suggestion, belief, feeling, impression, notion, opinion, reaction, theorem, notion, whim, whimsey, whimsy, substance, burden, motif, theme, ideal, idealisation, idealization, keynote, kink.
| idea (noun) | meaning (noun) |
|---|---|
| the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about | the idea that is intended |
| your intention; what you intend to do | the message that is intended or expressed or signified |
| an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | |
| a personal view | |
| (music) melodic subject of a musical composition |
| idea (adjective) | meaning (adjective) |
|---|---|
| rich in significance or implication |
Words related to "idea"
- aim
- air
- approximation
- belief
- body image
- burden
- calculation
- cogitation
- cognitive content
- computation
- concept
- conception
- construct
- content
- credit
- credit rating
- dead reckoning
- design
- estimate
- estimation
- feeling
- figment
- figuring
- generalisation
- generality
- generalization
- guess
- guessing
- guesstimate
- guesswork
- guestimate
- ideal
- idealisation
- idealization
- ideate
- impression
- inspiration
- intent
- intention
- keynote
- kink
- line
- meaning
- melodic line
- melodic phrase
- melodic theme
- melody
- mental object
- mind
- misconception
- motif
- motive
- music
- musical theme
- notion
- opinion
- overestimate
- overestimation
- overrating
- overreckoning
- persuasion
- plan
- preoccupation
- program
- programme
- purpose
- reaction
- reckoning
- scalage
- sentiment
- shot
- statement
- strain
- substance
- suggestion
- theme
- theorem
- thought
- tune
- underestimate
- underestimation
- underrating
- underreckoning
- variation
- view
- whim
- whimsey
- whimsy
Words related to "meaning"
- burden
- connotation
- content
- core
- denotation
- effect
- essence
- extension
- gist
- grammatical meaning
- idea
- implication
- import
- intension
- intent
- lesson
- lexical meaning
- mean
- meaningful
- message
- moral
- nicety
- nuance
- overtone
- point
- pregnant
- purport
- reference
- referent
- refinement
- semantics
- sense
- shade
- significance
- significant
- signification
- signified
- spirit
- strain
- subject matter
- substance
- subtlety
- symbolisation
- symbolization
- tenor
- thought
- undercurrent
- undertone
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