Categories and types |
Contents |
Manifestations |
Entities |
Subject |
Any living being that is able to act |
Human; animal |
Human |
Any action or attribute that is only associated with humans |
Friend; certain person |
Plant |
Any notion associated with vegetation |
Flower; defoliation |
Object |
Any physical body |
Rock; table |
Body part |
Any separate fragment of a subject’s body |
Lips; leg |
Substance |
Any notion related to matters and essences |
Air; soil |
Actions and processes |
Event |
Any time-based finite set of actions with a result |
Life; fight |
Activity |
Any process performed over time by a subject or an object |
Studying; blossoming |
Facial expression |
Any meaningful movement of a subject’s face |
Smile; frown |
Endowment |
Anything related to giving or donation |
Gifted |
Thinking |
Any mental activity of a person |
Outlook; thought |
Speech |
Anything related to manner and content of discourse |
Words; text |
Physical phenomena and properties |
Weight |
Any mass-based attribute |
Light; heavy |
Dimension |
Any attribute based on single dimension |
High; far; wide |
Magnitude |
Any idea based on several dimensions |
Large; volume |
Material |
Anything that is used to make something |
Food; durable; gold |
Exterior |
Any non-specific visual aspect of an object or a subject |
Dusty; grey-haired |
Light |
Any visual aspect associated with emission of light |
Star; brilliant |
Combustion |
Any attribute associated specifically with burning |
Fire; flaming |
Shape |
Any visual aspect related to a geometrical form |
Ring; circle |
Freezing |
Anything related to transfer between solid and liquid forms |
Melting; ice |
Sound |
Any attribute related to acoustics |
Quiet; loud |
Softness |
Any attribute associated with mellowness of surface |
Rough; tender |
Filling |
Any notion related to containment |
Full; empty; dry |
Openness |
Any aspect associated with the notion of closure |
Open; enclosed |
Firmness |
Any form of resistance to physical force |
Firm; sturdy |
Freshness |
Any aspect of being new and ready for consumption |
Fresh; stale |
Strength |
Anything related to a subject’s physical strength |
Strong; weak |
Structure |
Any part of a subject’s or an object’s constitution |
Branch; foundation |
Fluidity |
Any aspect of being able to flow |
Stream; source |
Temperature |
Anything associated with heat |
Hot; cold |
Clarity |
Any idea associated with contamination |
Clear; transparent |
Density |
Any aspect related to an object’s density |
Tight; loose |
Psychics and feelings |
Relationship |
Any form of persistent interaction between individuals |
Friendship |
Taste |
Any attribute related to gustation |
Bitter; sweet |
Emotional experience |
Any emotion or inner feeling |
Love; happy |
Abilities |
Any description of a subject’s competence |
Smart; stupid |
Character |
Any aspect of a subject’s persistent psychical traits |
Kind; evil |
Abstract notions |
Age |
Anything related to a subject’s age |
Old; young |
Function |
Any notion related to an object’s purpose |
Displaying; unlocking |
Phenomenon |
Any abstract notion of an objective process |
Wind; music |
Information |
Anything associated with knowledge, including media |
Newspaper; data |
Concept |
Any abstract notion based on generalization |
Level; measure |
Set |
Any finite and complete combination of elements |
World; nature; fleet |
Multitude |
Any number-based aspect of quantity or quality |
Rich; diversity |