conformation vs dullness

dullness vs conformation

conformation and dullness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conformation	Yes	No	No	No
dullness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dullness is a hyponym of conformation; that is, dullness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conformation:

conformation: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
dullness: without sharpness or clearness of edge or point

Other hyponyms of conformation include keenness, sharpness, bluntness, topography, lobularity, concaveness, concavity, convexity, convexness, angularity, narrowing, curvature, curve, roundness, straightness, crookedness, stratification, rectilinearity.

conformation (noun)	dullness (noun)
acting according to certain accepted standards	lack of sensibility
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)	without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing	the quality of lacking interestingness
	a lack of visual brightness
	the quality of being slow to understand

Difference between conformation and dullness

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