meaning vs lexical meaning
lexical meaning vs meaningmeaning and lexical meaning both are nouns.
meaning is an adjective but lexical meaning is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meaning | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| lexical meaning | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lexical meaning is a hyponym of
meaning; that is, lexical meaning is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
meaning:
- meaning: the message that is intended or expressed or signified
- lexical meaning: the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express
Other hyponyms of meaning include
grammatical meaning, symbolisation, symbolization, sense, signified, connotation, intension, referent, burden, core, effect, essence, gist, intent, purport, spirit, lesson, moral, nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety, overtone, point.
| meaning (noun) | lexical meaning (noun) |
|---|---|
| the idea that is intended | the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express |
| the message that is intended or expressed or signified |
| meaning (adjective) | lexical meaning (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
Words related to "lexical meaning"
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