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hostility vs virulency

virulency vs hostility

hostility and virulency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hostility Yes No No No
virulency Yes No No No
As nouns, virulency is a hyponym of hostility; that is, virulency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hostility:
  • hostility: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
  • virulency: extreme hostility
Other hyponyms of hostility include virulence.
hostility (noun) virulency (noun)
violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition extreme hostility
the feeling of a hostile person
a state of deep-seated ill-will
Difference between hostility and virulency

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