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Storyline vs Plotline - What's the difference?

storyline | plotline |

As nouns the difference between storyline and plotline

is that storyline is the plot of a story while plotline is the basic plot of a story or group of stories.

storyline

English

Alternative forms

* story line

Noun

(en noun)
  • The plot of a story.
    • That film had a wonderful storyline , but the poor acting let it down.

    plotline

    English

    Alternative forms

    * plot line

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The basic plot of a story or group of stories
  • A group of stories sharing a plot

    • Anagrams

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