southeast vs direction

direction vs southeast

southeast and direction both are nouns.

southeast is an adjective but direction is not an adjective.

southeast is an adverb but direction is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
southeast	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
direction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, direction is a hypernym of southeast; that is, direction is a word with a broader meaning than southeast:

southeast: the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point
direction: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

southeast (noun)	direction (noun)
a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city	the act of managing something
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees	the act of setting and holding a course
the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point	a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
	the concentration of attention or energy on something
	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
	a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
	a message describing how something is to be done
	a line leading to a place or point
	the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

southeast (adjective)	direction (adjective)
situated in or oriented toward the southeast
coming from the southeast

southeast (adverb)	direction (adverb)
to, toward, or in the southeast

Difference between southeast and direction

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