picture vs depiction

depiction vs picture

picture and depiction both are nouns.

picture is a verb but depiction is not a verb.

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

As nouns, picture and depiction are synonyms defined as:

picture and depiction: a graphic or vivid verbal description

Other synonyms of picture include characterisation, characterization, delineation, word-painting, word picture.

picture (noun)	depiction (noun)
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface	representation by drawing or painting etc
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface	a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format	a representation by picture or portraiture
a clear and telling mental image	a graphic or vivid verbal description
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

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

Difference between picture and depiction

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