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dirt vs dirtiness

dirtiness vs dirt

dirt and dirtiness both are nouns.

dirt is an adjective but dirtiness is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dirt Yes Yes No No
dirtiness Yes No No No
As nouns, dirtiness is a hypernym of dirt; that is, dirtiness is a word with a broader meaning than dirt:
  • dirt: anything regarded as making something unclean
  • dirtiness: the state of being unsanitary
Other hypernyms of dirt include uncleanness.
dirt (noun) dirtiness (noun)
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people obscenity in speech or writing
anything regarded as making something unclean the state of being unsanitary
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock the state of containing dirty impurities
obscene terms for feces
dirt (adjective) dirtiness (adjective)
(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
Difference between dirt and dirtiness

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