meaning vs effect
effect vs meaningmeaning and effect both are nouns.
meaning is an adjective but effect is not an adjective.
meaning is not a verb while effect is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meaning | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| effect | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
effect is a hyponym of
meaning; that is, effect is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
meaning:
- meaning: the message that is intended or expressed or signified
- effect: 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, core, essence, gist, intent, purport, spirit, lesson, moral, nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety, overtone, point.
| meaning (noun) | effect (noun) |
|---|---|
| the idea that is intended | an outward appearance |
| the message that is intended or expressed or signified | (of a law) having legal validity |
| an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) | |
| the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | |
| a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | |
| a symptom caused by an illness or a drug |
| meaning (adjective) | effect (adjective) |
|---|---|
| rich in significance or implication |
| meaning (verb) | effect (verb) |
|---|---|
| produce | |
| act so as to bring into existence |
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
Words related to "effect"
- Coriolis effect
- accomplish
- act
- action
- aftereffect
- aftermath
- appearance
- backdate
- backwash
- bandwagon effect
- belief
- branch
- bring to bear
- brisance
- bummer
- burden
- butterfly effect
- by-product
- byproduct
- carry
- carry out
- carry through
- cause
- change
- coattails effect
- come about
- consequence
- core
- dent
- do
- domino effect
- draw
- effecter
- effective
- effector
- effectuate
- essence
- event
- execute
- fall out
- fallout
- feeling
- figure
- force
- fulfil
- fulfill
- get
- gist
- go on
- hap
- happen
- harvest
- hasten
- image
- impact
- import
- impression
- induce
- influence
- issue
- jurisprudence
- knock-on effect
- law
- make
- mark
- materialisation
- materialization
- meaning
- move
- notion
- occur
- offset
- offshoot
- offspring
- opinion
- outcome
- outgrowth
- pass
- pass off
- phenomenon
- placebo effect
- position effect
- precipitate
- product
- repercussion
- response
- result
- reverberation
- rush
- serve
- set up
- side effect
- significance
- signification
- sound effect
- special effect
- spillover
- stimulate
- symptom
- take place
- tout ensemble
- upshot
- validity
- validness
- visual aspect
- wake
- wallop
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