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kyphosis vs ungainliness

ungainliness vs kyphosis

kyphosis and ungainliness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kyphosis Yes No No No
ungainliness Yes No No No
As nouns, ungainliness is a hypernym of kyphosis; that is, ungainliness is a word with a broader meaning than kyphosis:
  • kyphosis: The property of having an abnormal convex curvature in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.
  • ungainliness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
Other hypernyms of kyphosis include gawkiness.
kyphosis (noun) ungainliness (noun)
The property of having an abnormal convex curvature in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine. the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
Difference between kyphosis and ungainliness

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