meaning vs core

core vs meaning

meaning and core both are nouns.

meaning is an adjective but core is not an adjective.

meaning is not a verb while core is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meaning	Yes	Yes	No	No
core	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, core is a hyponym of meaning; that is, core is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than meaning:

meaning: the message that is intended or expressed or signified
core: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

Other hyponyms of meaning include lexical meaning, grammatical meaning, symbolisation, symbolization, sense, signified, connotation, intension, referent, burden, effect, essence, gist, intent, purport, spirit, lesson, moral, nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety, overtone, point.

meaning (noun)	core (noun)
the idea that is intended	a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
the message that is intended or expressed or signified	the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
	(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
	a small group of indispensable persons or things
	the center of an object
	the central part of the Earth
	a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

meaning (adjective)	core (adjective)
rich in significance or implication

meaning (verb)	core (verb)
	remove the core or center from

Difference between meaning and core

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