water-color vs painting

water-color and painting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
water-color	Yes	No	No	No
painting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, painting is a hypernym of water-color; that is, painting is a word with a broader meaning than water-color:

As nouns, painting is a hypernym of water-color; that is, painting is a word with a broader meaning than water-color:

water-color: a painting produced with watercolors
painting: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

Other hypernyms of water-color include picture.

water-color (noun)	painting (noun)
the art or technique of painting with watercolors	creating a picture with paints
a painting produced with watercolors	the occupation of a house painter
a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists	the act of applying paint to a surface
water-soluble pigment	graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface