cruelness vs malevolence
malevolence vs cruelnesscruelness and malevolence both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cruelness | Yes | No | No | No |
| malevolence | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
malevolence is a hypernym of
cruelness; that is, malevolence is a
word with a broader meaning than cruelness:
- cruelness: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
- malevolence: the quality of threatening evil
Other hypernyms of cruelness include
malevolency, malice.
| cruelness (noun) | malevolence (noun) |
|---|---|
| the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | the quality of threatening evil |
| wishing evil to others |
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