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Delineation vs Portrayal - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between delineation and portrayal

is that delineation is the act of delineating; depiction while portrayal is the act of portraying.

delineation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of delineating; depiction.
  • (arts) An image of the outline of an object.
  • A graphic verbal description.
  • portrayal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of portraying.
  • The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.
  • * 1866, Charlotte Yonge, The Dove in the Eagle's Nest
  • He had already designed the portrayal of his father as the old white king, and himself as the young white king, in a series of woodcuts illustrating the narrative which culminated in the one romance of his life, ...
  • * 1909, Arnold Bennett, Literary Taste
  • For days afterwards you will not be able to look upon a child without recalling Lamb's portrayal of the grace of childhood.