painting vs picture

picture vs painting

painting and picture both are nouns.

painting is not a verb while picture is a verb.

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

As nouns, painting and picture are synonyms defined as:

painting and picture: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

painting (noun)	picture (noun)
creating a picture with paints	a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
the occupation of a house painter	graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
the act of applying paint to a surface	a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface	a clear and telling mental image
	a typical example of some state or quality
	illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
	the visible part of a television transmission
	a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
	a graphic or vivid verbal description
	a situation treated as an observable object

painting (verb)	picture (verb)
	show in, or as in, a picture
	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

Difference between painting and picture

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