honorific
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
an expression of respect
the Japanese use many honorifics
Types & categories
- formulation hypernym
Related & opposite
- honorific derivation
Sense 2 adjective
conferring or showing honor or respect
honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession
Related & opposite
- honorific derivation
- respectful similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | honorific |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | formulation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | honorific |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | respectful |