FUNDAMENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does fundament mean?
• FUNDAMENT (noun)
The noun FUNDAMENT has 3 senses:
1. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
3. lowest support of a structure
Familiarity information: FUNDAMENT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• FUNDAMENT (noun)
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; fundament; cornerstone; basis; foundation; base
Context example:
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Hypernyms ("fundament" is a kind of...):
assumption; supposal; supposition (a hypothesis that is taken for granted)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fundament"):
meat and potatoes (the fundamental part)
Holonyms ("fundament" is a part of...):
explanation (thought that makes something comprehensible)
Meaning:
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
hind end; hindquarters; keister; nates; posterior; prat; rear end; tooshie; tush; fanny; derriere; buttocks; arse; buns; ass; behind; seat; fundament; backside; rump; tail end; bottom; stern; tail; can; rear; bum; butt
Context examples:
he deserves a good kick in the butt / are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Hypernyms ("fundament" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("fundament" is a part of...):
body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)
Meaning:
Lowest support of a structure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
understructure; substructure; groundwork; base; fundament; foundation; foot
Context examples:
it was built on a base of solid rock / he stood at the foot of the tower
Hypernyms ("fundament" is a kind of...):
support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fundament"):
bed (a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track)
raft foundation (a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete)
Holonyms ("fundament" is a part of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
