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contour vs straightness

straightness vs contour

contour and straightness both are nouns.

contour is a verb but straightness is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contour Yes No Yes No
straightness Yes No No No
As nouns, straightness is a hyponym of contour; that is, straightness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contour:
  • contour: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
  • straightness: freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
contour (noun) straightness (noun)
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
having honest intentions
trueness of course toward a goal
contour (verb) straightness (verb)
form the contours of
Difference between contour and straightness

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