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foulness vs badness

badness vs foulness

foulness and badness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foulness Yes No No No
badness Yes No No No
As nouns, badness is a hypernym of foulness; that is, badness is a word with a broader meaning than foulness:
  • foulness: (of weather) the badness of the weather
  • badness: used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
Other hypernyms of foulness include severeness, severity.
foulness (noun) badness (noun)
the attribute of having a strong offensive smell that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
(of weather) the badness of the weather used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse an attribute of mischievous children
disgusting wickedness and immorality
Difference between foulness and badness

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