fearfulness vs thrill

thrill vs fearfulness

fearfulness and thrill both are nouns.

fearfulness is not a verb while thrill is a verb.

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

As nouns, thrill is a hyponym of fearfulness; that is, thrill 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)
thrill: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

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

fearfulness (noun)	thrill (noun)
the trait of being afraid	something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)	the swift release of a store of affective force
	an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

fearfulness (verb)	thrill (verb)
	fill with sublime emotion
	feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
	tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
	cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input

Difference between fearfulness and thrill

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