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mental defectiveness vs feeblemindedness

feeblemindedness vs mental defectiveness

mental defectiveness and feeblemindedness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mental defectiveness Yes No No No
feeblemindedness Yes No No No
As nouns, feeblemindedness is a hyponym of mental defectiveness; that is, feeblemindedness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mental defectiveness:
  • mental defectiveness: retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
  • feeblemindedness: severe mental deficiency
mental defectiveness (noun) feeblemindedness (noun)
retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence severe mental deficiency
Difference between mental defectiveness and feeblemindedness

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