thespian vs playactor

playactor vs thespian

thespian and playactor both are nouns.

thespian is an adjective but playactor is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thespian	Yes	Yes	No	No
playactor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, playactor is a hyponym of thespian; that is, playactor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thespian:

thespian: a theatrical performer
playactor: an actor who travels around the country presenting plays

Other hyponyms of thespian include actress, barnstormer, play-actor, trouper, character actor, comedian, ham, ham actor, heavy, ingenue, leading man, mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist, plant, reenactor, scene-stealer, movie actor, screen actor, lead, principal, star, extra, spear carrier, supernumerary, tragedian, standby, understudy, upstager, walk-on.

thespian (noun)	playactor (noun)
a theatrical performer	an actor who travels around the country presenting plays

thespian (adjective)	playactor (adjective)
of or relating to drama

Difference between thespian and playactor

Words related to "thespian"

Words related to "playactor"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.