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badness vs foulness

foulness vs badness

badness and foulness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
badness Yes No No No
foulness Yes No No No
As nouns, foulness is a hyponym of badness; that is, foulness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than badness:
  • badness: used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
  • foulness: (of weather) the badness of the weather
Other hyponyms of badness include raininess, distressfulness, seriousness.
badness (noun) foulness (noun)
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather (of weather) the badness of the weather
an attribute of mischievous children a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
disgusting wickedness and immorality
Difference between badness and foulness

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