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badness vs roguishness

roguishness vs badness

badness and roguishness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
badness Yes No No No
roguishness Yes No No No
As nouns, roguishness is a hyponym of badness; that is, roguishness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than badness:
  • badness: an attribute of mischievous children
  • roguishness: the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
Other hyponyms of badness include prankishness, rascality.
badness (noun) roguishness (noun)
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
an attribute of mischievous children
Difference between badness and roguishness

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