shape vs straightness

straightness vs shape

shape and straightness both are nouns.

shape is a verb but straightness is not a verb.

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

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

shape: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
straightness: freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles

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

shape (noun)	straightness (noun)
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance	a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)	freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
the visual appearance of something or someone	(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
alternative names for the body of a human being	having honest intentions
a perceptual structure	trueness of course toward a goal
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)	straightness (verb)
give shape or form to
shape or influence; give direction to
make something, usually for a specific function

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