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documentary vs film

film vs documentary

documentary and film both are nouns.

documentary is an adjective but film is not an adjective.

documentary is not a verb while film is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
documentary Yes Yes No No
film Yes No Yes No
As nouns, film is a hypernym of documentary; that is, film is a word with a broader meaning than documentary:
  • documentary: a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
  • film: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
documentary (noun) film (noun)
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event a thin coating or layer
photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
documentary (adjective) film (adjective)
relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
(of film, television, radio, or photography) depicting a real-life event using images or interviews with people involved in the event
documentary (verb) film (verb)
make a film or photograph of something
record in film
Difference between documentary and film

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