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testimony vs witness

witness vs testimony

testimony and witness both are nouns.

testimony is not a verb while witness is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
testimony Yes No No No
witness Yes No Yes No
As nouns, witness is a hyponym of testimony; that is, witness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than testimony:
  • testimony: a solemn statement made under oath
  • witness: testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
Other hyponyms of testimony include declaration, attestation, affidavit, subornation.
testimony (noun) witness (noun)
a solemn statement made under oath testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact someone who sees an event and reports what happened
something that serves as evidence a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
testimony (verb) witness (verb)
be a witness to
perceive or be contemporaneous with
Difference between testimony and witness

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