Foundation Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Foundation

Meaning 1 : education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

    Example : he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study

    Synonyms : grounding
Meaning 2 : lowest support of a structure

    Synonyms : base,  foot,  fundament,  groundwork,  substructure,  understructure
Meaning 3 : a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

    Synonyms : foundation garment
Meaning 4 : the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

    Synonyms : base,  basis,  cornerstone,  fundament,  groundwork
Meaning 5 : the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

    Example : the foundation of a new scientific society

    Synonyms : creation,  founding,  initiation,  innovation,  instauration,  institution,  introduction,  origination
Meaning 6 : an institution supported by an endowment

Meaning 7 : the basis on which something is grounded

    Example : there is little foundation for his objections


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