BASIS (bases)
Dictionary entry overview: What does basis mean?
• BASIS (noun)
The noun BASIS has 3 senses:
1. a relation that provides the foundation for something
2. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
3. the most important or necessary part of something
Familiarity information: BASIS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BASIS (noun)
Meaning:
A relation that provides the foundation for something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
basis; footing; ground
Context examples:
they were on a friendly footing / he worked on an interim basis
Hypernyms ("basis" is a kind of...):
foundation (the basis on which something is grounded)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basis"):
common ground (a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding)
Meaning:
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
groundwork; cornerstone; fundament; basis; foundation; base
Context example:
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Hypernyms ("basis" is a kind of...):
assumption; supposal; supposition (a hypothesis that is taken for granted)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basis"):
meat and potatoes (the fundamental part)
Holonyms ("basis" is a part of...):
explanation (thought that makes something comprehensible)
Meaning:
The most important or necessary part of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
basis; base
Context example:
the basis of this drink is orange juice
Hypernyms ("basis" is a kind of...):
component; component part; part; portion (something determined in relation to something that includes it)
