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malevolence vs harshness

harshness vs malevolence

malevolence and harshness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
malevolence Yes No No No
harshness Yes No No No
As nouns, harshness is a hyponym of malevolence; that is, harshness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than malevolence:
  • malevolence: the quality of threatening evil
  • harshness: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Other hyponyms of malevolence include bitchiness, cattiness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness, cruelness, cruelty, beastliness, meanness.
malevolence (noun) harshness (noun)
the quality of threatening evil the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
wishing evil to others excessive sternness
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Difference between malevolence and harshness

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