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leanness vs inadequacy

inadequacy vs leanness

leanness and inadequacy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leanness Yes No No No
inadequacy Yes No No No
As nouns, inadequacy is a hypernym of leanness; that is, inadequacy is a word with a broader meaning than leanness:
  • leanness: the quality of being meager
  • inadequacy: lack of an adequate quantity or number
Other hypernyms of leanness include deficiency, insufficiency.
leanness (noun) inadequacy (noun)
the property of having little body fat unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
the quality of being meager lack of an adequate quantity or number
a lack of competence
Difference between leanness and inadequacy

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