literary work vs writing

writing vs literary work

literary work and writing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
literary work	Yes	No	No	No
writing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, writing is a hypernym of literary work; that is, writing is a word with a broader meaning than literary work:

literary work: imaginative or creative writing
writing: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)

Other hypernyms of literary work include piece of writing, written material.

literary work (noun)	writing (noun)
imaginative or creative writing	the activity of putting something in written form
	the act of creating written works
	the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
	letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
	(usually plural) the collected work of an author

Difference between literary work and writing

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