stringed instrument vs piano

piano vs stringed instrument

stringed instrument and piano both are nouns.

stringed instrument is not an adjective while piano is an adjective.

stringed instrument is not an adverb while piano is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stringed instrument	Yes	No	No	No
piano	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

As nouns, piano is a hyponym of stringed instrument; that is, piano is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stringed instrument:

stringed instrument: a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
piano: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

Other hyponyms of stringed instrument include banjo, bowed stringed instrument, string, chordophone, clavichord, clavier, Klavier, dulcimer, guitar, koto, forte-piano, pianoforte, psaltery, samisen, shamisen, sitar, cither, zither, zithern.

stringed instrument (noun)	piano (noun)
a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound	a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
	(music) low loudness

stringed instrument (adjective)	piano (adjective)
	(used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone

stringed instrument (adverb)	piano (adverb)
	used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

Difference between stringed instrument and piano

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