exactingness vs attribute

exactingness and attribute both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exactingness	Yes	No	No	No
attribute	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, attribute is a hypernym of exactingness; that is, attribute is a word with a broader meaning than exactingness:

Other hypernyms of exactingness include dimension, property.

exactingness (noun)	attribute (noun)
the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding.	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
	a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

exactingness (verb)	attribute (verb)
	attribute or credit to
	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme