Synopsis vs Blurb - What's the difference?
synopsis | blurb |
A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
(Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
A short description of a book, film, musical work, or other product written and used for promotional purposes.
To write or quote something in a
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 4, author=David M. Halbfinger, title=Appearing Way Before the Film: The Review, work=New York Times
, passage=When Rene Rodriguez of The Miami Herald blogged about having seen and loved “The Departed” in Toronto in a supposedly private screening last fall, Warner Brothers “scolded me very strongly,” he said, “but they still blurbed a line from my blog in their opening ad.” }}
English eponyms
As nouns the difference between synopsis and blurb
is that synopsis is a brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work while blurb is a short description of a book, film, musical work, or other product written and used for promotional purposes.As a verb blurb is
to write or quote something in a blurb.synopsis
English
(wikipedia synopsis)Noun
(synopses)Synonyms
* (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summarySee also
* bird's-eye viewExternal links
* * English nouns with irregular plurals ----blurb
English
(wikipedia blurb)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)citation