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deviousness vs dishonesty

dishonesty vs deviousness

deviousness and dishonesty both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deviousness Yes No No No
dishonesty Yes No No No
As nouns, dishonesty is a hypernym of deviousness; that is, dishonesty is a word with a broader meaning than deviousness:
  • deviousness: the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
  • dishonesty: the quality of being dishonest
deviousness (noun) dishonesty (noun)
the quality of being deceitful and underhanded lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly the quality of being dishonest
Difference between deviousness and dishonesty

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