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scratchiness vs raggedness

raggedness vs scratchiness

scratchiness and raggedness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scratchiness Yes No No No
raggedness Yes No No No
As nouns, raggedness is a hypernym of scratchiness; that is, raggedness is a word with a broader meaning than scratchiness:
  • scratchiness: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
  • raggedness: a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
Other hypernyms of scratchiness include roughness.
scratchiness (noun) raggedness (noun)
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions shabbiness by virtue of being in rags
a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
Difference between scratchiness and raggedness

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