background vs showcase

showcase vs background

background and showcase both are nouns.

background is a verb but showcase is not a verb.

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

As nouns, showcase is a hyponym of background; that is, showcase is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than background:

background: the state of the environment in which a situation exists
showcase: a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect

Other hyponyms of background include canvas, canvass, show window.

background (noun)	showcase (noun)
scenery hung at back of stage	a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear	a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
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)	showcase (verb)
understate the importance or quality of

Difference between background and showcase

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