revealing vs display

display vs revealing

revealing and display both are nouns.

revealing is an adjective but display is not an adjective.

revealing is not a verb while display is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
revealing	Yes	Yes	No	No
display	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

revealing: the speech act of making something evident
display: behavior that makes your feelings public

Other hyponyms of revealing include singing, tattle, telling, divulgement, divulgence, discovery, discovery, giveaway, informing, ratting, leak, news leak, exposure.

revealing (noun)	display (noun)
the speech act of making something evident	something shown to the public
	a visual representation of something
	an electronic device that represents information in visual form
	exhibiting openly in public view
	something intended to communicate a particular impression
	behavior that makes your feelings public

revealing (adjective)	display (adjective)
showing or making known
disclosing unintentionally something concealed

revealing (verb)	display (verb)
	to show, make visible or apparent
	attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals

Difference between revealing and display

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