smother vs disorderliness
disorderliness vs smothersmother and disorderliness both are nouns.
smother is a verb but disorderliness is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| smother | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| disorderliness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
disorderliness is a hypernym of
smother; that is, disorderliness is a
word with a broader meaning than smother:
- smother: a confused multitude of things
- disorderliness: a condition in which things are not in their expected places
Other hypernyms of smother include
disorder.
| smother (noun) | disorderliness (noun) |
|---|---|
| a stifling cloud of smoke | untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) |
| a confused multitude of things | a condition in which things are not in their expected places |
| rowdy behavior |
| smother (verb) | disorderliness (verb) |
|---|---|
| deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing | |
| suppress in order to conceal or hide | |
| envelop completely | |
| deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion | |
| form an impenetrable cover over |
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