grain vs littleness

littleness vs grain

grain and littleness both are nouns.

grain is a verb but littleness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grain	Yes	No	Yes	No
littleness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, littleness is a hypernym of grain; that is, littleness is a word with a broader meaning than grain:

grain: the smallest possible unit of anything
littleness: the property of having a relatively small size

Other hypernyms of grain include smallness.

grain (noun)	littleness (noun)
the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric	the property of having a relatively small size
the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)	lack of generosity in trifling matters
the smallest possible unit of anything	the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
a cereal grass
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

grain (verb)	littleness (verb)
form into grains
become granular
thoroughly work in
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

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