discovery vs act

act vs discovery

discovery and act both are nouns.

discovery is not a verb while act is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discovery	Yes	No	No	No
act	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, act is a hypernym of discovery; that is, act is a word with a broader meaning than discovery:

discovery: the act of discovering something
act: something that people do or cause to happen

Other hypernyms of discovery include deed, human action, human activity.

discovery (noun)	act (noun)
the act of discovering something	something that people do or cause to happen
a productive insight	a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
something that is discovered	a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case	a short performance that is part of a longer program
	a manifestation of insincerity

discovery (verb)	act (verb)
	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
	pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
	discharge one's duties
	play a role or part
	perform on a stage or theater
	behave unnaturally or affectedly
	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
	have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
	be suitable for theatrical performance

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