writing vs literature

literature vs writing

writing and literature both are nouns.

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

As nouns, literature is a hyponym of writing; that is, literature 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)
literature: creative writing of recognized artistic value

Other hyponyms of writing include bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, title, cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing, rescript, revision, rewrite, literary composition, literary work, matter, criticism, literary criticism, section, subdivision, paragraph, diary, journal, inscription, lettering, 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)	literature (noun)
the activity of putting something in written form	the profession or art of a writer
the act of creating written works	the humanistic study of a body of literature
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)	creative writing of recognized artistic value
letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language	published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
(usually plural) the collected work of an author

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