upright vs piano

piano vs upright

upright and piano both are nouns.

upright and piano both are adjectives.

upright is not an adverb while piano is an adverb.

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

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

upright: a piano with a vertical sounding board
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 forte-piano, pianoforte.

upright (noun)	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	(music) low loudness

upright (adjective)	piano (adjective)
upright in position or posture	(used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
of moral excellence
in a vertical position; not sloping

upright (adverb)	piano (adverb)
	used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

Difference between upright and piano

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