playing vs enactment

enactment vs playing

playing and enactment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
playing	Yes	No	No	No
enactment	Yes	No	No	No

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

playing: the performance of a part or role in a drama
enactment: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

Other hyponyms of playing include characterization, personation, portrayal, impersonation, personation, method, method acting, dumb show, mime, pantomime, business, byplay, stage business, skit, hamming, overacting, heroics, reenactment, roleplaying.

playing (noun)	enactment (noun)
the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation	acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
the act of playing a musical instrument	the passing of a law by a legislative body
the performance of a part or role in a drama	a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

Difference between playing and enactment

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