shape vs dullness

dullness vs shape

shape and dullness both are nouns.

shape is a verb but dullness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shape	Yes	No	Yes	No
dullness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dullness is a hyponym of shape; that is, dullness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shape:

shape: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
dullness: without sharpness or clearness of edge or point

Other hyponyms of shape include keenness, sharpness, bluntness, topography, lobularity, concaveness, concavity, convexity, convexness, angularity, narrowing, curvature, curve, roundness, straightness, crookedness, stratification, rectilinearity.

shape (noun)	dullness (noun)
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance	lack of sensibility
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)	without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
the visual appearance of something or someone	the quality of lacking interestingness
alternative names for the body of a human being	a lack of visual brightness
a perceptual structure	the quality of being slow to understand
a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

shape (verb)	dullness (verb)
give shape or form to
shape or influence; give direction to
make something, usually for a specific function

Difference between shape and dullness

Words related to "shape"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.