portrait vs depiction
depiction vs portraitportrait and depiction both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| portrait | Yes | No | No | No |
| depiction | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
depiction is a hypernym of
portrait; that is, depiction is a
word with a broader meaning than portrait:
- portrait: a word picture of a person's appearance and character
- depiction: a graphic or vivid verbal description
Other hypernyms of portrait include
characterisation, characterization, delineation, picture, word-painting, word picture.
| portrait (noun) | depiction (noun) |
|---|---|
| any likeness of a person, in any medium | representation by drawing or painting etc |
| a word picture of a person's appearance and character | a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
| a representation by picture or portraiture | |
| a graphic or vivid verbal description |
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