Noun
theme -
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures" ; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
melodic theme ,
musical theme ,
idea
melodic line ,
melodic phrase ,
melody ,
tune ,
air ,
strain ,
line the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
motif ,
motive a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
statement a document showing credits and debits
theme -
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
motif
thought ,
idea the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought" ; "Darwinian thought"
theme -
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject" ; "it was a very sensitive topic" ; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
subject ,
topic
subject matter ,
message ,
content ,
substance a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message"
bone of contention the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"
precedent an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
question ,
head the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion" ; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
theme -
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
root ,
root word ,
base ,
stem ,
radical
signifier ,
word form ,
descriptor ,
form a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature
theme -
an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
composition ,
paper ,
report
essay a tentative attempt
Verb
theme -
provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"
furnish ,
supply ,
provide ,
render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
