Associations to the word «Hypernym»
Wiktionary
HYPERNYM, noun. (semantics) A word or phrase whose referents form a set including as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.
Dictionary definition
HYPERNYM, noun. A word that is more generic than a given word.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.