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clumsiness vs woodenness

woodenness vs clumsiness

clumsiness and woodenness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clumsiness Yes No No No
woodenness Yes No No No
As nouns, woodenness is a hyponym of clumsiness; that is, woodenness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clumsiness:
  • clumsiness: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
  • woodenness: the quality of being wooden and awkward
Other hyponyms of clumsiness include gaucherie, rusticity.
clumsiness (noun) woodenness (noun)
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant the quality of being wooden and awkward
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Difference between clumsiness and woodenness

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