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inset vs icon

icon vs inset

inset and icon both are nouns.

inset is a verb but icon is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inset Yes No Yes No
icon Yes No No No
As nouns, icon is a hypernym of inset; that is, icon is a word with a broader meaning than inset:
  • inset: a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
  • icon: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
Other hypernyms of inset include ikon, image, picture.
inset (noun) icon (noun)
a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
inset (verb) icon (verb)
set or place in
Difference between inset and icon

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