lower-case letter vs character

character vs lower-case letter

lower-case letter and character both are nouns.

lower-case letter is not a verb while character is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lower-case letter	Yes	No	No	No
character	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, character is a hypernym of lower-case letter; that is, character is a word with a broader meaning than lower-case letter:

lower-case letter: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
character: a written symbol that is used to represent speech

Other hypernyms of lower-case letter include graph, grapheme, graphic symbol.

lower-case letter (noun)	character (noun)
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case	(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
	the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
	a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
	an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
	a written symbol that is used to represent speech
	a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
	a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
	an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
	good repute

lower-case letter (verb)	character (verb)
	engrave or inscribe characters on

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