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ruefulness vs contriteness

contriteness vs ruefulness

ruefulness and contriteness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ruefulness Yes No No No
contriteness Yes No No No
As nouns, contriteness is a hyponym of ruefulness; that is, contriteness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ruefulness:
  • ruefulness: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
  • contriteness: sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Other hyponyms of ruefulness include attrition, contrition, compunction, remorse, self-reproach.
ruefulness (noun) contriteness (noun)
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Difference between ruefulness and contriteness

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