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position vs leaning

leaning vs position

position and leaning both are nouns.

position is not an adjective while leaning is an adjective.

position is a verb but leaning is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
leaning Yes Yes No No
As nouns, leaning is a hyponym of position; that is, leaning is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
  • leaning: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Other hyponyms of position include occlusion, inclination, lean, list, tilt, gradient, slope, arrangement, placement, point of view, coincidence, dead center, dead centre, centrality, marginality, anteriority, posteriority, externality, outwardness, inwardness, malposition, misplacement, northernness, southernness, horizontality, erectness, uprightness, verticality, verticalness, slot, elbow room, room, way, direction, angular position.
position (noun) leaning (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the act of deviating from a vertical position
a job in an organization the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player a natural inclination
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another an inclination to do something
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
position (adjective) leaning (adjective)
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
position (verb) leaning (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Difference between position and leaning

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