malevolence vs nastiness
nastiness vs malevolencemalevolence and nastiness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| malevolence | Yes | No | No | No |
| nastiness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
nastiness is a hyponym of
malevolence; that is, nastiness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
malevolence:
- malevolence: the quality of threatening evil
- nastiness: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
Other hyponyms of malevolence include
bitchiness, cattiness, spite, spitefulness, cruelness, cruelty, harshness, beastliness, meanness.
| malevolence (noun) | nastiness (noun) |
|---|---|
| the quality of threatening evil | the quality of being highly unpleasant |
| wishing evil to others | malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty |
| a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse |
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