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pentimento vs painting

painting vs pentimento

pentimento and painting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pentimento Yes No No No
painting Yes No No No
As nouns, painting is a hypernym of pentimento; that is, painting is a word with a broader meaning than pentimento:
  • pentimento: the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age)
  • painting: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
Other hypernyms of pentimento include picture.
pentimento (noun) painting (noun)
the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age) creating a picture with paints
the occupation of a house painter
the act of applying paint to a surface
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
Difference between pentimento and painting

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