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portraiture vs depiction

depiction vs portraiture

portraiture and depiction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
portraiture Yes No No No
depiction Yes No No No
As nouns, depiction is a hypernym of portraiture; that is, depiction is a word with a broader meaning than portraiture:
  • portraiture: the activity of making portraits
  • depiction: representation by drawing or painting etc
Other hypernyms of portraiture include delineation, portrayal.
As nouns, depiction is a hypernym of portraiture; that is, depiction is a word with a broader meaning than portraiture:
  • portraiture: a word picture of a person's appearance and character
  • depiction: a graphic or vivid verbal description
Other hypernyms of portraiture include characterisation, characterization, delineation, picture, word-painting, word picture.
portraiture (noun) depiction (noun)
the activity of making portraits 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
Difference between portraiture and depiction

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