signifier vs stem

stem vs signifier

signifier and stem both are nouns.

signifier is not a verb while stem is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
signifier	Yes	No	No	No
stem	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

signifier: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
stem: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

Other hyponyms of signifier include plural, plural form, singular, singular form, ghost word, base, radical, root, root word, theme, etymon, root, citation form, entry word, main entry word, abbreviation, acronym, initialism.

signifier (noun)	stem (noun)
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something	a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
	front part of a vessel or aircraft
	the tube of a tobacco pipe
	cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
	a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

signifier (verb)	stem (verb)
	stop the flow of a liquid
	remove the stem from
	grow out of, have roots in, originate in
	cause to point inward

Difference between signifier and stem

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