northeast vs direction

direction vs northeast

northeast and direction both are nouns.

northeast is an adjective but direction is not an adjective.

northeast is an adverb but direction is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
northeast	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
direction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, direction is a hypernym of northeast; that is, direction is a word with a broader meaning than northeast:

northeast: the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point
direction: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

northeast (noun)	direction (noun)
a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city	the act of managing something
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees	the act of setting and holding a course
the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point	a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
	the concentration of attention or energy on something
	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
	a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
	a message describing how something is to be done
	a line leading to a place or point
	the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

northeast (adjective)	direction (adjective)
situated in or oriented toward the northeast
coming from the northeast

northeast (adverb)	direction (adverb)
to, toward, or in the northeast

Difference between northeast and direction

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