FUNDAMENT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • lowest support of a structure
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • it was built on a base of solid rock
    • he stood at the foot of the tower
    Hypernyms(s) fundament is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he deserves a good kick in the butt
    • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
    Hypernyms(s) fundament is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
    Hypernyms(s) fundament is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)