'Basis' definitions:
Definition of 'basis'
(from WordNet)
noun
A relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" [syn: footing, basis, ground]
noun
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone]
noun
The most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" [syn: basis, base]
Definition of 'Basis'
From: GCIDE
- Basis \Ba"sis\ (b[=a]"s[i^]s), n.; pl. Bases (b[=a]"s[=e]z). [L. basis, Gr. ba`sis. See Base, n.]
- 1. The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- If no basis bear my rising name. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The groundwork; the first or fundamental principle; that which supports. [1913 Webster]
- The basis of public credit is good faith. --A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The principal component part of a thing. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'basis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a priori principle,
- affirmation,
- ambition,
- angle,
- angle of vision,
- Anschauung,
- antecedents,
- apriorism,
- aspiration,
- assertion,
- assumed position,
- assumption,
- axiom,
- base,
- basement,
- bearing wall,
- bed,
- bedding,
- bedrock,
- bottom,
- burden,
- call,
- calling,
- case,
- categorical proposition,
- causation,
- cause,
- cause and effect,
- chapter,
- concern,
- consideration,
- data,
- determinant,
- determinative,
- element,
- essence,
- etiology,
- eye,
- factor,
- first principles,
- floor,
- flooring,
- focus of attention,
- focus of interest,
- fond,
- footing,
- foundation,
- frame of reference,
- framework,
- fundament,
- fundamental,
- gist,
- goal,
- good reason,
- ground,
- grounds,
- groundwork,
- guiding light,
- guiding star,
- hardpan,
- head,
- heading,
- heart,
- hypothesis,
- hypothesis ad hoc,
- ideal,
- infrastructure,
- inspiration,
- intention,
- issue,
- justification,
- law,
- lemma,
- light,
- line of departure,
- living issue,
- lodestar,
- main point,
- mainspring,
- major premise,
- material basis,
- matter,
- matter in hand,
- meat,
- mental outlook,
- minor premise,
- motif,
- motive,
- occasion,
- outlook,
- pavement,
- philosopheme,
- philosophical proposition,
- place,
- point,
- point at issue,
- point in question,
- point of departure,
- point of view,
- port of embarkation,
- position,
- postulate,
- postulation,
- postulatum,
- premise,
- presumption,
- presupposition,
- principle,
- problem,
- proposition,
- propositional function,
- question,
- radical,
- reason,
- reference system,
- regard,
- respect,
- rest,
- right,
- riprap,
- rock bottom,
- root,
- rubric,
- rudiment,
- sake,
- score,
- seat,
- side,
- sight,
- sill,
- situation,
- slant,
- solid ground,
- solid rock,
- source,
- spring,
- stand,
- standpoint,
- start,
- starting gate,
- starting place,
- starting point,
- starting post,
- statement,
- stereobate,
- stimulus,
- stylobate,
- subject,
- subject matter,
- subject of thought,
- substance,
- substratum,
- substruction,
- substructure,
- sumption,
- supposal,
- system,
- takeoff,
- terra firma,
- text,
- theme,
- theorem,
- thesis,
- topic,
- truth table,
- truth-function,
- truth-value,
- ulterior motive,
- underbuilding,
- undercarriage,
- undergirding,
- underpinning,
- understruction,
- understructure,
- universe,
- view,
- viewpoint,
- vocation,
- warrant