size vs number
number vs sizesize and number both are nouns.
size is an adjective but number is not an adjective.
size and number both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| size | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| number | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
number is a hyponym of
size; that is, number is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
size:
- size: the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
- number: a clothing measurement
| size (noun) | number (noun) |
|---|---|
| the physical magnitude of something (how big it is) | an item of clothing |
| the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing) | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals |
| a large magnitude | a clothing measurement |
| the actual state of affairs | one of a series published periodically |
| any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics | a symbol used to represent a number |
| a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc. | |
| the number is used in calling a particular telephone | |
| a short performance that is part of a longer program | |
| the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural) | |
| a numbered item in a series | |
| a select company of people | |
| a concept of quantity involving zero and units |
| size (adjective) | number (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (used in combination) sized |
| size (verb) | number (verb) |
|---|---|
| make to a size; bring to a suitable size | place a limit on the number of |
| sort according to size | determine the number or amount of |
| cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance) | enumerate |
| give numbers to | |
| add up in number or quantity | |
| put into a group |
Words related to "size"
- 4to
- 8vo
- A1
- A2
- A5
- A6
- B0
- B1
- B2
- B3
- B4
- B5
- B6
- C0
- C1
- C2
- C3
- C4
- C5
- C6
- assort
- big
- bigness
- change magnitude
- circumference
- class
- classify
- coal size
- coat
- colloquialism
- combining form
- distance
- eightvo
- extra large
- filler
- large
- largeness
- length
- little
- littleness
- magnitude
- number
- octavo
- outsize
- perimeter
- petite
- press sheet
- property
- quarto
- regular
- resize
- scale
- separate
- situation
- size of coal
- size of it
- size up
- sized
- sizing
- small
- smallness
- sort
- sort out
- state of affairs
- stout
- surface
- tall
Words related to "number"
- ABA transit number
- Arabic numeral
- BIN
- Fibonacci number
- Hindu numeral
- Hindu-Arabic numeral
- PIN
- PIN number
- Roman numeral
- Social Security number
- act
- add
- add together
- add up
- addend
- amount
- antilog
- antilogarithm
- arity
- ascertain
- assort
- atomic number
- augend
- average
- average out
- bank identification number
- baryon number
- base
- be
- biquadrate
- biquadratic
- bit
- bulk
- cardinal
- cardinal number
- cardinality
- census
- chalk up
- circumscribe
- class
- classify
- co-ordinate
- colloquialism
- come
- company
- complex number
- complex quantity
- composite number
- compound number
- confine to
- constant
- coordinate
- count
- countlessness
- cube
- decimal
- definite quantity
- denominate
- designate
- determine
- difference
- dividend
- divisor
- edition
- enumerate
- factor
- fewness
- figure
- find
- find out
- fixed-point number
- floating-point number
- foliate
- folio
- fourth power
- grammatical category
- identify
- imaginary
- imaginary number
- innumerableness
- integer
- issue
- item
- itemise
- itemize
- keep down
- license number
- limit
- linage
- lineage
- list
- majority
- make
- merchandise
- minority
- minuend
- miscount
- multiplicand
- multiplicity
- multiplier
- multiplier factor
- name
- natural number
- no.
- numbering
- numeral
- numerate
- numerical
- numerosity
- numerousness
- ordinal
- ordinal number
- outnumber
- oxidation number
- oxidation state
- page
- page number
- paginate
- pagination
- paging
- performance
- periodical
- personal identification number
- phone number
- positive identification
- preponderance
- prevalence
- prime
- prime quantity
- product
- public presentation
- quartic
- quota
- quotient
- radix
- record
- recount
- registration number
- remainder
- root
- roundness
- routine
- score
- second power
- separate
- serial
- serial publication
- series
- show-stopper
- showstopper
- sign
- signal
- signaling
- signalling
- size
- sort
- sort out
- square
- stopper
- subtrahend
- sum
- sum up
- summate
- symbol
- syntactic category
- tally
- telephone number
- third power
- tot
- tot up
- total
- tote up
- turn
- ware
- whole number
- work out
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