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pigment vs acrylic

acrylic vs pigment

pigment and acrylic both are nouns.

pigment is a verb but acrylic is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pigment Yes No Yes No
acrylic Yes No No No
As nouns, acrylic is a hyponym of pigment; that is, acrylic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pigment:
  • pigment: a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
  • acrylic: used especially by artists
pigment (noun) acrylic (noun)
a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating a synthetic fabric made from polyacrylonitrile
dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) used especially by artists
any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
polymerized from acrylonitrile
pigment (verb) acrylic (verb)
color or dye with a pigment
acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
Difference between pigment and acrylic

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