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word-painting vs portrait

portrait vs word-painting

word-painting and portrait both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
word-painting Yes No No No
portrait Yes No No No
As nouns, portrait is a hyponym of word-painting; that is, portrait is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than word-painting:
  • word-painting: a graphic or vivid verbal description
  • portrait: a word picture of a person's appearance and character
Other hyponyms of word-painting include epithet, portraiture, portrayal.
word-painting (noun) portrait (noun)
a graphic or vivid verbal description any likeness of a person, in any medium
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
Difference between word-painting and portrait

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