badness vs bad

badness and bad both are nouns.

badness is not an adjective while bad is an adjective.

badness is not an adverb while bad is an adverb.

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

As nouns, badness and bad are synonyms defined as:

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

badness (noun)	bad (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

badness (adjective)	bad (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

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

Difference between badness and bad

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