southwest vs direction

direction vs southwest

southwest and direction both are nouns.

southwest is an adjective but direction is not an adjective.

southwest is an adverb but direction is not an adverb.

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

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

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

southwest (noun)	direction (noun)
a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city	the act of managing something
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees	the act of setting and holding a course
the direction corresponding to the southwestward 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

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

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

Difference between southwest and direction

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