Word

subject, n.
(subjects)
freq. cnt. 62

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5

subject theme topic

sample sentences

"he didn't want to discuss that subject"
"it was a very sensitive topic"
"his letters were always on the theme of love"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thematic

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

topical

semantic pointers

hypernym

message, content, subject matter, substance

hyponym

bone of contention precedent question, head keynote

something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 1

content depicted object subject

sample sentences

"a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"

semantic pointers

hypernym

thing

part holonym

view, scene

a branch of knowledge
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

bailiwick discipline field field of study study subject subject area subject field

sample sentences

"in what discipline is his doctorate?"
"teachers should be well trained in their subject"
"anthropology is the study of human beings"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

study study

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disciplinary

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypernym

knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain

some situation or event that is thought about
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

issue matter subject topic

sample sentences

"he kept drifting off the topic"
"he had been thinking about the subject for several years"
"it is a matter for the police"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

matter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

topical

semantic pointers

hypernym

content, cognitive content, mental object

hyponym

area blind spot remit res judicata, res adjudicata

(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

subject

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

grammar

hypernym

constituent, grammatical constituent

a person who owes allegiance to that nation
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

national subject

sample sentences

"a monarch has a duty to his subjects"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

national

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

subject subject

semantic pointers

hypernym

person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody

member holonym

country, nation, land

hyponym

citizen compatriot patriot, nationalist

a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

case guinea pig subject

sample sentences

"the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"
"the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

subject

semantic pointers

hypernym

person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody

(logic) the first term of a proposition
<noun.communication>

subject

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

logic

hypernym

term