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Words Result Structure

Single lexical-relationship record for one sense of a word.

Type: object Properties: 25
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Result is a JSON Structure definition published by Words API, describing 25 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

definition partOfSpeech synonyms antonyms examples typeOf hasTypes partOf hasParts instanceOf hasInstances similarTo also entails memberOf hasMembers substanceOf hasSubstances inCategory hasCategories usageOf hasUsages inRegion regionOf pertainsTo

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/words/refs/heads/main/json-structure/words-result-structure.json",
  "name": "Result",
  "description": "Single lexical-relationship record for one sense of a word.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "definition": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Definition of this sense.",
      "example": "fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh"
    },
    "partOfSpeech": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Grammatical category of this sense.",
      "example": "noun"
    },
    "synonyms": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Words interchangeable with the headword in this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "example": [
        "orchard apple tree"
      ]
    },
    "antonyms": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Words with opposite meaning in this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "examples": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Example sentences for this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "example": [
        "he is the apple of my eye"
      ]
    },
    "typeOf": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Hypernyms \u2014 more general words for this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "example": [
        "edible fruit",
        "pome",
        "false fruit"
      ]
    },
    "hasTypes": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Hyponyms \u2014 more specific words for this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "partOf": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Holonyms \u2014 wholes this sense is part of.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "hasParts": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Meronyms \u2014 parts that compose this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "instanceOf": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Categories of which this sense is an instance.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "hasInstances": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Specific instances of this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "similarTo": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Related but non-synonymous words.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "also": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Idiomatic phrases that include this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "entails": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Words logically entailed by this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "memberOf": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Groups the sense is a member of.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "hasMembers": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Members that belong to this group sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "substanceOf": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Materials this sense is a substance of.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "hasSubstances": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Substances that compose this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "inCategory": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Categories this sense belongs to.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "hasCategories": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Subcategories of this category sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "usageOf": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Domain-usage classifications this sense belongs to.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "hasUsages": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Domain-usage examples of this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "inRegion": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Regions in which this sense is used.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "regionOf": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Regional variants associated with this sense.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "pertainsTo": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Words this sense pertains to.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  }
}