Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for language

Two senses of language live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

the mental faculty or power of vocal communication

Language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

speech

Same sentence, swapped: Speech sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for language as it is used in the sentence above.

lyric
terminology
memory

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineCommunication

a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

The language of sociology.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

terminology

Same sentence, swapped: The terminology of sociology.

Close but different

speech
lyric
form

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

brilliantadjectivemagnificentcharacterized by grandeurFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line buryverbforgetdismiss from the mindFoothillsHas a reason line catchverbcapturesucceed in catching or seizing, especially after a chaseFoothills2 senses centraladjectivekeyserving as an essential componentFoothills meaningadjective, nounpregnantrich in significance or implicationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line meatyadjectivesubstantivebeing on topic and prompting thoughtHigh Camp memorynounstorean electronic memory deviceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line killverbdefeatthwart the passage ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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