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foretelling vs fortunetelling

fortunetelling vs foretelling

foretelling and fortunetelling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foretelling Yes No No No
fortunetelling Yes No No No
As nouns, fortunetelling is a hyponym of foretelling; that is, fortunetelling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foretelling:
  • foretelling: a statement made about the future
  • fortunetelling: the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)
Other hyponyms of foretelling include extropy, horoscope, meteorology, weather forecasting, forecast, prognosis, divination, prophecy.
foretelling (noun) fortunetelling (noun)
the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)
a statement made about the future
Difference between foretelling and fortunetelling

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