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destructiveness vs harmfulness

harmfulness vs destructiveness

destructiveness and harmfulness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destructiveness Yes No No No
harmfulness Yes No No No
As nouns, harmfulness is a hyponym of destructiveness; that is, harmfulness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destructiveness:
  • destructiveness: the quality of causing destruction
  • harmfulness: destructiveness that causes harm or injury
Other hyponyms of destructiveness include injuriousness, poison, erosiveness.
destructiveness (noun) harmfulness (noun)
the quality of causing destruction destructiveness that causes harm or injury
the quality of being noxious
Difference between destructiveness and harmfulness

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