contriteness vs attrition

contriteness and attrition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contriteness	Yes	No	No	No
attrition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, contriteness and attrition are synonyms defined as:

contriteness and attrition: sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

Other synonyms of contriteness include contrition.

contriteness (noun)	attrition (noun)
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation	the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
	a wearing down to weaken or destroy
	sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
	the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
	erosion by friction