character vs portrayal

portrayal vs character

character and portrayal both are nouns.

character is a verb but portrayal is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
character	Yes	No	Yes	No
portrayal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, portrayal is a hypernym of character; that is, portrayal is a word with a broader meaning than character:

character: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
portrayal: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

Other hypernyms of character include characterization, enactment, personation.

character (noun)	portrayal (noun)
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes	representation by drawing or painting etc
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions	acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something	any likeness of a person, in any medium
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play	a representation by picture or portraiture
a written symbol that is used to represent speech	a word picture of a person's appearance and character
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
good repute

character (verb)	portrayal (verb)
engrave or inscribe characters on

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