poison vs destructiveness
destructiveness vs poisonpoison and destructiveness both are nouns.
poison is a verb but destructiveness is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| poison | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| destructiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
destructiveness is a hypernym of
poison; that is, destructiveness is a
word with a broader meaning than poison:
- poison: anything that harms or destroys
- destructiveness: the quality of causing destruction
| poison (noun) | destructiveness (noun) |
|---|---|
| anything that harms or destroys | the quality of causing destruction |
| any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism |
| poison (verb) | destructiveness (verb) |
|---|---|
| administer poison to | |
| add poison to | |
| kill with poison | |
| kill by its poison | |
| spoil as if by poison |
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