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refractoriness vs intractableness

intractableness vs refractoriness

refractoriness and intractableness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
refractoriness Yes No No No
intractableness Yes No No No
As nouns, intractableness is a hypernym of refractoriness; that is, intractableness is a word with a broader meaning than refractoriness:
  • refractoriness: the trait of being unmanageable
  • intractableness: the trait of being hard to influence or control
Other hypernyms of refractoriness include intractability.
refractoriness (noun) intractableness (noun)
the trait of being unmanageable the trait of being hard to influence or control
Difference between refractoriness and intractableness

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