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inflection
Overview of noun inflection
The noun inflection has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) inflection, inflexion -- (a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function)
2. (1) prosody, inflection -- (the patterns of stress and intonation in a language)
3. inflection, flection, flexion -- (deviation from a straight or normal course)
4. modulation, inflection -- (a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun inflection
4 senses of inflection
Sense 1
inflection, inflexion
=> grammatical relation
=> linguistic relation
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
prosody, inflection
=> manner of speaking, speech, delivery
=> expressive style, style
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
inflection, flection, flexion
=> deviation, divergence, departure, difference
=> variation, fluctuation
=> change, alteration, modification
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
modulation, inflection
=> manner of speaking, speech, delivery
=> expressive style, style
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun inflection
2 of 4 senses of inflection
Sense 1
inflection, inflexion
=> conjugation
=> declension
=> paradigm
=> pluralization, pluralisation
Sense 2
prosody, inflection
=> intonation, modulation, pitch contour
=> caesura
=> enjambment, enjambement
=> stress, emphasis, accent
=> rhythm, speech rhythm
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun inflection
4 senses of inflection
Sense 1
inflection, inflexion
=> grammatical relation
Sense 2
prosody, inflection
=> manner of speaking, speech, delivery
Sense 3
inflection, flection, flexion
=> deviation, divergence, departure, difference
Sense 4
modulation, inflection
=> manner of speaking, speech, delivery
Antonyms of noun inflection
Member Holonyms of noun inflection
Substance Holonyms of noun inflection
Part Holonyms of noun inflection
Member Meronyms of noun inflection
Substance Meronyms of noun inflection
Part Meronyms of noun inflection
Meronyms of noun inflection
Holonyms of noun inflection
Attributes of noun inflection
Derived Forms of noun inflection
3 of 4 senses of inflection
Sense 1
inflection, inflexion
RELATED TO>(adj) inflectional#1
=> inflectional
RELATED TO>(verb) inflect#1
=> inflect
Sense 2
prosody, inflection
RELATED TO>(verb) inflect#2
=> tone, inflect, modulate
Sense 4
modulation, inflection
RELATED TO>(verb) inflect#2
=> tone, inflect, modulate
Domain of noun inflection
Domain Terms of noun inflection
Familiarity of noun inflection
inflection used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun inflection
4 senses of inflection
Sense 1
inflection, inflexion
> grammatical relation
=> agreement, concord
=> transitivity, transitiveness
=> intransitivity, intransitiveness
=> coreference
=> conjunction
=> complementation
=> coordination
=> subordination
=> modification, qualifying, limiting
=> mood, mode, modality
=> anaphoric relation
=> voice
=> inflection, inflexion
=> aspect
Sense 2
prosody, inflection
> manner of speaking, speech, delivery
=> address
=> catch
=> tongue
=> shibboleth
=> tone, tone of voice
=> elocution
=> prosody, inflection
=> modulation, inflection
Sense 3
inflection, flection, flexion
> deviation, divergence, departure, difference
=> discrepancy, variance, variant
=> driftage
=> inflection, flection, flexion
Sense 4
modulation, inflection
> manner of speaking, speech, delivery
=> address
=> catch
=> tongue
=> shibboleth
=> tone, tone of voice
=> elocution
=> prosody, inflection
=> modulation, inflection
Meronyms of noun inflection
4 senses of inflection
Holonyms of noun inflection
Grep of noun inflection
inflection
inflectional ending
inflectional morphology
inflectional suffix
Grep of adj inflection
inflectional
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