foundation - Meaning in Malayalam

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foundation - Meaning in Malayalam

foundation Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of foundation in English

foundation noun

1. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

   Synonyms

   creation, creation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination

   Examples

   • "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"
   • "the foundation of a new scientific society"
2. lowest support of a structure

   Synonyms

   base, base, foot, foot, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure

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   Examples

   • "he stood at the foot of the tower"
   • "it was built on a base of solid rock"
3. a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

   Synonyms

   foundation garment

4. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

   Synonyms

   base, base, basis, cornerstone, fundament, groundwork

   Example

   • "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
5. education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

   Synonyms

   grounding

   Examples

   • "a good grounding in mathematics"
   • "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"
6. an institution supported by an endowment
7. the basis on which something is grounded

   Example

   • "there is little foundation for his objections"

Synonyms of foundation

• creation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination
• base, foot, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
• foundation garment
• base, basis, cornerstone, fundament, groundwork
• grounding

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