boniness vs maceration

boniness and maceration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
boniness	Yes	No	No	No
maceration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, boniness and maceration are synonyms defined as:

boniness and maceration: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

Other synonyms of boniness include bonyness, emaciation, gauntness.

boniness (noun)	maceration (noun)
extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
	softening due to soaking or steeping