portrayal vs picture

picture vs portrayal

portrayal and picture both are nouns.

portrayal is not a verb while picture is a verb.

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

As nouns, picture is a hypernym of portrayal; that is, picture is a word with a broader meaning than portrayal:

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

Other hypernyms of portrayal include characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, word-painting, word picture.

portrayal (noun)	picture (noun)
representation by drawing or painting etc	a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture	graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
any likeness of a person, in any medium	a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
a representation by picture or portraiture	a clear and telling mental image
a word picture of a person's appearance and character	a typical example of some state or quality
	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

portrayal (verb)	picture (verb)
	show in, or as in, a picture
	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

Difference between portrayal and picture

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