bad vs badness

bad and badness both are nouns.

bad is an adjective but badness is not an adjective.

bad is an adverb but badness is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bad	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
badness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bad and badness are synonyms defined as:

bad and badness: that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

bad (noun)	badness (noun)
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency	that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
	used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
	an attribute of mischievous children

bad (adjective)	badness (adjective)
having undesirable or negative qualities
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
reproduced fraudulently
characterized by wickedness or immorality
capable of harming
below average in quality or performance
serious or severe
not capable of being collected
not working properly
nonstandard
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
physically unsound or diseased
not financially safe or secure

bad (adverb)	badness (adverb)
very much; strongly
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

Difference between bad and badness

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