tableau vivant vs tableau

tableau vivant and tableau both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tableau vivant	Yes	No	No	No
tableau	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tableau vivant and tableau are synonyms defined as:

tableau vivant and tableau: a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)

tableau vivant (noun)	tableau (noun)
a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)	any dramatic scene
	a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)