upright vs forte-piano

forte-piano vs upright

upright and forte-piano both are nouns.

upright is an adjective but forte-piano is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
upright	Yes	Yes	No	No
forte-piano	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, forte-piano is a hypernym of upright; that is, forte-piano is a word with a broader meaning than upright:

upright: a piano with a vertical sounding board
forte-piano: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

Other hypernyms of upright include piano, pianoforte.

upright (noun)	forte-piano (noun)
a piano with a vertical sounding board	a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
a vertical structural member as a post or stake

upright (adjective)	forte-piano (adjective)
upright in position or posture
of moral excellence
in a vertical position; not sloping

Difference between upright and forte-piano

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