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Thematic vs Theme - What's the difference?

thematic | theme |

Theme is a related term of thematic.



In lang=en terms the difference between thematic and theme

is that thematic is relating to a melodic subject while theme is the main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.

In linguistics terms the difference between thematic and theme

is that thematic is of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection while theme is topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme.

As nouns the difference between thematic and theme

is that thematic is a postage stamp that is part of a thematic collection while theme is a subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

As an adjective thematic

is relating to, or having a theme or a topic.

As a verb theme is

to apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).

thematic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • relating to, or having a theme or a topic
    • He had a thematic collection of postage stamps with flags on them
  • (music) relating to a melodic subject
  • (linguistics) Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A postage stamp that is part of a thematic collection

    • theme

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
  • A recurring idea; a motif.
  • (music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
  • (film, television) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
  • (computing, figuratively) The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc., that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif.
  • (grammar) The stem of a word
  • (linguistics) thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb
  • (linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
  • (linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme
  • A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

    • Related terms

    * thema * thematic * theme music * theme park * theme song * theme tune

    Verb

    (them)
  • (computing) To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).