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hoarseness vs harshness

harshness vs hoarseness

hoarseness and harshness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hoarseness Yes No No No
harshness Yes No No No
As nouns, harshness is a hypernym of hoarseness; that is, harshness is a word with a broader meaning than hoarseness:
  • hoarseness: a throaty harshness
  • harshness: the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
Other hypernyms of hoarseness include roughness.
hoarseness (noun) harshness (noun)
a throaty harshness the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
excessive sternness
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Difference between hoarseness and harshness

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