writing vs lettering

lettering vs writing

writing and lettering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
writing	Yes	No	No	No
lettering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lettering is a hyponym of writing; that is, lettering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than writing:

writing: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
lettering: letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

Other hyponyms of writing include bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, title, cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing, rescript, revision, rewrite, literary composition, literary work, literature, literature, matter, criticism, literary criticism, section, subdivision, paragraph, diary, journal, inscription, manuscript, ms, autograph, treatise, adaptation, version, essay, editing, redaction, religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing, screed, document, papers, written document, dramatic composition, dramatic work, dithyramb, plagiarism, transcript.

writing (noun)	lettering (noun)
the activity of putting something in written form	letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
the act of creating written works
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
(usually plural) the collected work of an author

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