theme vs variation

variation vs theme

theme and variation both are nouns.

theme is a verb but variation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
theme	Yes	No	Yes	No
variation	Yes	No	No	No

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

theme: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
variation: a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

Other hyponyms of theme include motif, motive, statement.

theme (noun)	variation (noun)
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work	an activity that varies from a norm or standard
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion	the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)	(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition	an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed	something a little different from others of the same type
	a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
	an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
	(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
	(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
	the process of varying or being varied
	the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

theme (verb)	variation (verb)
provide with a particular theme or motive

Difference between theme and variation

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