Meanings
nounsemantic field (plural semantic fields)
plural semantic fields
- human sciencesA group of words which all relate to the same subject or concept, or to overlapping aspects thereof (a set of subconcepts); the set of subconcepts themselves, portrayed metaphorically as a surface comprising contiguous regions, onto which each word's denotation can be mapped.
Included in this semantic field category is the subcategory LEADER, referring to any person having a position of authority, such as ruler, sovereign, king, queen, minister, commissioner, chief, headman[.]
2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 497
Translations
Basque eremu semantiko
- eremu semantikogroup of words relating to same subject
Catalan camp semàntic
- camp semànticgroup of words relating to same subject
Chinese Mandarin 語義場 /语义场
- 語義場 /语义场 (yǔyìchǎng)group of words relating to same subject
Czech sémantické pole
- sémantické polegroup of words relating to same subject
Dutch betekenisveld, semantisch veld
- betekenisveldgroup of words relating to same subject
- semantisch veldgroup of words relating to same subject
Estonian semantiline väli
- semantiline väligroup of words relating to same subject
Finnish semanttinen kenttä
- semanttinen kenttägroup of words relating to same subject
French champ sémantique, champ lexical
- champ sémantiquegroup of words relating to same subject
- champ lexicalgroup of words relating to same subject
German semantisches Feld, Bedeutungsfeld
- semantisches Feldgroup of words relating to same subject
- Bedeutungsfeldgroup of words relating to same subject
- Wortfeldgroup of words relating to same subject
Greek σημασιολογικό πεδίο
- σημασιολογικό πεδίο (simasiologikó pedío)group of words relating to same subject
Hebrew שדה סמנטי
- שדה סמנטיgroup of words relating to same subject
Hungarian szemantikai mező, jelentésmező
- szemantikai mezőgroup of words relating to same subject
- jelentésmezőgroup of words relating to same subject
Italian campo semantico
- campo semanticogroup of words relating to same subject
Japanese 意味領域, いみりょういき
- 意味領域group of words relating to same subject
- いみりょういきgroup of words relating to same subject
Korean 어휘장
- 어휘장 (eohwijang)group of words relating to same subject
Polish pole semantyczne
- pole semantycznegroup of words relating to same subject
Portuguese campo semântico
- campo semânticogroup of words relating to same subject
Romanian câmp semantic
- câmp semanticgroup of words relating to same subject
Russian семантическое поле
- семантическое поле (semantičeskoje pole)group of words relating to same subject
Spanish campo semántico
- campo semánticogroup of words relating to same subject
Swedish semantiskt fält
- semantiskt fältgroup of words relating to same subject
Cite this entry
APA
semantic field. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20field
MLA
“semantic field.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20field. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semantic field,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semantic%20field.
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