fearfulness vs chill

chill vs fearfulness

fearfulness and chill both are nouns.

fearfulness is not a verb while chill is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fearfulness	Yes	No	No	No
chill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, chill is a hyponym of fearfulness; that is, chill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fearfulness:

fearfulness: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
chill: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

Other hyponyms of fearfulness include alarm, consternation, dismay, creeps, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle, horror, hysteria, affright, panic, terror, panic attack, scare, stage fright, apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, timidity, timidness, timorousness, intimidation.

fearfulness (noun)	chill (noun)
the trait of being afraid	coldness due to a cold environment
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)	a sudden numbing dread
	an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
	a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

fearfulness (verb)	chill (verb)
	loose heat
	make cool or cooler
	depress or discourage

Difference between fearfulness and chill

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