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rustiness vs clumsiness

clumsiness vs rustiness

rustiness and clumsiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rustiness Yes No No No
clumsiness Yes No No No
As nouns, clumsiness is a hypernym of rustiness; that is, clumsiness is a word with a broader meaning than rustiness:
  • rustiness: ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice
  • clumsiness: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Other hypernyms of rustiness include awkwardness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness.
rustiness (noun) clumsiness (noun)
ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
the condition of being coated or clogged with rust the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Difference between rustiness and clumsiness

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