reasoning vs inference

inference vs reasoning

reasoning and inference both are nouns.

reasoning is an adjective but inference is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reasoning	Yes	Yes	No	No
inference	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inference is a hyponym of reasoning; that is, inference is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reasoning:

reasoning: thinking that is coherent and logical
inference: the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

Other hyponyms of reasoning include analysis, analytic thinking, argument, argumentation, line, line of reasoning, logical argument, conjecture, deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis, illation, anticipation, prediction, prevision, ratiocination, reasoning backward, regress, synthesis, synthetic thinking.

reasoning (noun)	inference (noun)
thinking that is coherent and logical	the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

reasoning (adjective)	inference (adjective)
endowed with the capacity to reason

Difference between reasoning and inference

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