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shortlist vs listing

listing vs shortlist

shortlist and listing both are nouns.

shortlist is a verb but listing is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shortlist Yes No Yes No
listing Yes No No No
As nouns, listing is a hypernym of shortlist; that is, listing is a word with a broader meaning than shortlist:
  • shortlist: a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
  • listing: a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
Other hypernyms of shortlist include list.
shortlist (noun) listing (noun)
a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen the act of making a list of items
a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
shortlist (verb) listing (verb)
put someone or something on a short list
Difference between shortlist and listing

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