painting vs monochrome

monochrome vs painting

painting and monochrome both are nouns.

painting is not an adjective while monochrome is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
painting	Yes	No	No	No
monochrome	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, monochrome is a hyponym of painting; that is, monochrome is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than painting:

painting: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
monochrome: painting done in a range of tones of a single color

Other hyponyms of painting include abstraction, cityscape, daub, distemper, finger-painting, icon, ikon, landscape, illumination, miniature, mural, wall painting, nude, nude painting, oil painting, pentimento, sand painting, seascape, waterscape, semi-abstraction, still life, tanka, trompe l'oeil, water-color, water-colour, watercolor, watercolour.

painting (noun)	monochrome (noun)
creating a picture with paints	a black-and-white photograph or slide
the occupation of a house painter	painting done in a range of tones of a single color
the act of applying paint to a surface
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

painting (adjective)	monochrome (adjective)
	having or appearing to have only one color

Difference between painting and monochrome

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