meaning vs implication
implication vs meaningmeaning and implication both are nouns.
meaning is an adjective but implication is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meaning | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| implication | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
implication is a hyponym of
meaning; that is, implication is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
meaning:
- meaning: the idea that is intended
- implication: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
Other hyponyms of meaning include
semantics, import, significance, strain, tenor, undercurrent, undertone, denotation, extension, reference, reference, connotation.
| meaning (noun) | implication (noun) |
|---|---|
| the idea that is intended | a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred |
| the message that is intended or expressed or signified | something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) |
| an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection | |
| a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement) | |
| a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false |
| meaning (adjective) | implication (adjective) |
|---|---|
| rich in significance or implication |
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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