What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Taxonomy vs Overhope - What's the difference?

taxonomy | overhope |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and overhope

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while overhope is excessive hope or anticipation; presumption.

As a verb overhope is

to hope excessively; presume.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    overhope

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption.
  • *1859 , Francis Bacon, James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, The works of Francis Bacon: Volume 7 :
    • If the good turn out less than you hoped for, good though it be, yet because it is not so good, it seems to you more like a loss than a gain, by reason of the overhope .
  • Hopefulness; sanguineness.

    • Verb

    (overhop)
  • To hope excessively; presume.
  • *1919 , The Country gentleman: Volume 84:
    • If we have overhoped ourselves in the hay we may have done the same with the hogs.
  • *1992 , David G. Moursund, International Society for Technology in Education, The technology coordinator :
    • I'll cast this observation a little too broadly to make the point clearer: many principals "overhoped " that computers would have miraculous effects on all students exposed to them even if only for a few minutes per week, and now finding [...]
  • To hope constantly.