selection vs cutting

cutting vs selection

selection and cutting both are nouns.

selection is not an adjective while cutting is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
selection	Yes	No	No	No
cutting	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

selection: a passage selected from a larger work
cutting: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

Other hyponyms of selection include chrestomathy, analecta, analects, clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting, cut, track, citation, quotation, quote.

selection (noun)	cutting (noun)
the act of choosing or selecting	the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
the person or thing chosen or selected	the act of cutting something into parts
a passage selected from a larger work	the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made	the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment	the act of diluting something
	removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
	the division of a deck of cards before dealing
	an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
	a piece cut off from the main part of something
	a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

selection (adjective)	cutting (adjective)
	unpleasantly cold and damp
	painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
	(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

Difference between selection and cutting

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