semantics vs meaning
meaning vs semanticssemantics and meaning both are nouns.
semantics is not an adjective while meaning is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semantics | Yes | No | No | No |
| meaning | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
meaning is a hypernym of
semantics; that is, meaning is a
word with a broader meaning than semantics:
- semantics: the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text
- meaning: the idea that is intended
Other hypernyms of semantics include
substance.
| semantics (noun) | meaning (noun) |
|---|---|
| the study of language meaning | the idea that is intended |
| the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text | the message that is intended or expressed or signified |
| semantics (adjective) | meaning (adjective) |
|---|---|
| rich in significance or implication |
Words related to "semantics"
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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