lowness vs degree

degree vs lowness

lowness and degree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lowness	Yes	No	No	No
degree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, degree is a hypernym of lowness; that is, degree is a word with a broader meaning than lowness:

lowness: a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.)
degree: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

Other hypernyms of lowness include grade, level.

lowness (noun)	degree (noun)
the quality of being low; lacking height	a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.)	the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
a feeling of low spirits	the highest power of a term or variable
a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation	an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
	a measure for arcs and angles
	a unit of temperature on a specified scale
	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

Difference between lowness and degree

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