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nastiness vs unpleasantness

unpleasantness vs nastiness

nastiness and unpleasantness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nastiness Yes No No No
unpleasantness Yes No No No
As nouns, unpleasantness is a hypernym of nastiness; that is, unpleasantness is a word with a broader meaning than nastiness:
  • nastiness: the quality of being highly unpleasant
  • unpleasantness: the quality of giving displeasure
nastiness (noun) unpleasantness (noun)
the quality of being highly unpleasant the quality of giving displeasure
malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
Difference between nastiness and unpleasantness

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