upright vs pianoforte

pianoforte vs upright

upright and pianoforte both are nouns.

upright is an adjective but pianoforte is not an adjective.

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

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

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

upright (noun)	pianoforte (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)	pianoforte (adjective)
upright in position or posture
of moral excellence
in a vertical position; not sloping

Difference between upright and pianoforte

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