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picture vs illumination

illumination vs picture

picture and illumination both are nouns.

picture is a verb but illumination is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
picture Yes No Yes No
illumination Yes No No No
As nouns, illumination is a hyponym of picture; that is, illumination is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than picture:
  • picture: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
  • illumination: painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
Other hyponyms of picture include abstraction, cityscape, daub, distemper, finger-painting, icon, ikon, landscape, miniature, monochrome, 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.
picture (noun) illumination (noun)
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface the luminous flux incident on a unit area
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
a clear and telling mental image the degree of visibility of your environment
a typical example of some state or quality a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
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) illumination (verb)
show in, or as in, a picture
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
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