background vs aspect

aspect vs background

background and aspect both are nouns.

background is a verb but aspect is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
background	Yes	No	Yes	No
aspect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, aspect is a hypernym of background; that is, aspect is a word with a broader meaning than background:

background: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
aspect: the visual percept of a region

Other hypernyms of background include panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista.

background (noun)	aspect (noun)
scenery hung at back of stage	the feelings expressed on a person's face
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear	a characteristic to be considered
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training	a distinct feature or element in a problem
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground	the visual percept of a region
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem	the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
the state of the environment in which a situation exists

background (verb)	aspect (verb)
understate the importance or quality of

Difference between background and aspect

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