picture vs portrayal

portrayal vs picture

picture and portrayal both are nouns.

picture is a verb but portrayal is not a verb.

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

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

picture: a graphic or vivid verbal description
portrayal: a word picture of a person's appearance and character

Other hyponyms of picture include epithet, portrait, portraiture.

picture (noun)	portrayal (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	acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format	any likeness of a person, in any medium
a clear and telling mental image	a representation by picture or portraiture
a typical example of some state or quality	a word picture of a person's appearance and character
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)	portrayal (verb)
show in, or as in, a picture
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

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