literalness vs literal

literalness and literal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
literalness	Yes	No	No	No
literal	Yes	Yes	No	No

literalness (noun)	literal (noun)
adhering to the concrete construal of something	a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

literalness (adjective)	literal (adjective)
	limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
	without interpretation or embellishment
	avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
	being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something