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amount vs inadequacy

inadequacy vs amount

amount and inadequacy both are nouns.

amount is a verb but inadequacy is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
amount Yes No Yes No
inadequacy Yes No No No
As nouns, inadequacy is a hyponym of amount; that is, inadequacy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than amount:
  • amount: the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
  • inadequacy: lack of an adequate quantity or number
Other hyponyms of amount include positiveness, positivity, negativeness, negativity, critical mass, quantity, increase, increment, decrease, decrement, smallness, deficiency, insufficiency, margin, figure, number.
amount (noun) inadequacy (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion lack of an adequate quantity or number
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers a lack of competence
a quantity of money
amount (verb) inadequacy (verb)
to measure up to in kind or quality
add up in number or quantity
be tantamount or equivalent to
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