piano vs upright

upright vs piano

piano and upright both are nouns.

piano and upright both are adjectives.

piano is an adverb but upright is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piano	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
upright	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

piano: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
upright: a piano with a vertical sounding board

Other hyponyms of piano include grand, grand piano, mechanical piano, Pianola, player piano, upright piano.

piano (noun)	upright (noun)
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds	a piano with a vertical sounding board
(music) low loudness	a vertical structural member as a post or stake

piano (adjective)	upright (adjective)
(used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone	upright in position or posture
	of moral excellence
	in a vertical position; not sloping

piano (adverb)	upright (adverb)
used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

Difference between piano and upright

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