inactiveness vs state

state vs inactiveness

inactiveness and state both are nouns.

inactiveness is not a verb while state is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inactiveness	Yes	No	No	No
state	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, state is a hypernym of inactiveness; that is, state is a word with a broader meaning than inactiveness:

inactiveness: the state of being inactive
state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

inactiveness (noun)	state (noun)
a disposition to remain inactive or inert	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
the state of being inactive	a politically organized body of people under a single government
	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
	the territory occupied by a nation
	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
	a state of depression or agitation
	(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

inactiveness (verb)	state (verb)
	express in words
	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

Difference between inactiveness and state

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