English noun: foundation | |||
1. | foundation the basis on which something is grounded | ||
Samples | There is little foundation for his objections. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | basis, footing, grass roots, ground | ||
2. | foundation (group) an institution supported by an endowment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | charity | ||
3. | foundation (artifact) lowest support of a structure | ||
Samples | It was built on a base of solid rock. He stood at the foot of the tower. | ||
Synonyms | base, foot, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bed, raft foundation | ||
Part meronym | construction, structure | ||
4. | foundation (cognition) education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge | ||
Samples | He lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study. A good grounding in mathematics. | ||
Synonyms | grounding | ||
Broader (hypernym) | education | ||
5. | foundation (cognition) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | ||
Samples | The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture. | ||
Synonyms | base, basis, cornerstone, fundament, groundwork | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assumption, supposal, supposition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | meat and potatoes | ||
Part meronym | explanation | ||
6. | foundation (artifact) a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body | ||
Synonyms | foundation garment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | undergarment, unmentionable | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | corset, girdle, roll-on, stays | ||
7. | foundation (act) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | ||
Samples | She looked forward to her initiation as an adult. The foundation of a new scientific society. | ||
Synonyms | creation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning, commencement, start | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | authorship, paternity | ||