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quandary vs difficultness

difficultness vs quandary

quandary and difficultness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quandary Yes No No No
difficultness Yes No No No
As nouns, difficultness is a hypernym of quandary; that is, difficultness is a word with a broader meaning than quandary:
  • quandary: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
  • difficultness: the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
Other hypernyms of quandary include difficulty.
quandary (noun) difficultness (noun)
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
Difference between quandary and difficultness

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