imperative vs modality

modality vs imperative

imperative and modality both are nouns.

imperative is an adjective but modality is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imperative	Yes	Yes	No	No
modality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, modality is a hypernym of imperative; that is, modality is a word with a broader meaning than imperative:

imperative: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
modality: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

Other hypernyms of imperative include mode, mood.

imperative (noun)	modality (noun)
some duty that is essential and urgent	a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
a verb in the imperative mood.	a particular sense
a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior	a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
	verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

imperative (adjective)	modality (adjective)
requiring attention or action
relating to verbs in the imperative mood

Difference between imperative and modality

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