inadequacy vs shortfall
shortfall vs inadequacyinadequacy and shortfall both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inadequacy | Yes | No | No | No |
| shortfall | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
shortfall is a hyponym of
inadequacy; that is, shortfall is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
inadequacy:
- inadequacy: lack of an adequate quantity or number
- shortfall: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
Other hyponyms of inadequacy include
exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, deficit, shortage, scarceness, scarcity, slenderness, drop in the bucket, drop in the ocean.
| inadequacy (noun) | shortfall (noun) |
|---|---|
| unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate | the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required |
| lack of an adequate quantity or number | |
| a lack of competence |
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