telling vs recital
recital vs tellingtelling and recital both are nouns.
telling is an adjective but recital is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| telling | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| recital | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
recital is a hypernym of
telling; that is, recital is a
word with a broader meaning than telling:
- telling: an act of narration
- recital: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
| telling (noun) | recital (noun) |
|---|---|
| informing by words | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events |
| an act of narration | a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance |
| disclosing information or giving evidence about another | performance of music or dance especially by soloists |
| a detailed account or description of something |
| telling (adjective) | recital (adjective) |
|---|---|
| producing a strong effect | |
| disclosing unintentionally something concealed | |
| powerfully persuasive |
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