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suffering vs painfulness

painfulness vs suffering

suffering and painfulness both are nouns.

suffering is an adjective but painfulness is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suffering Yes Yes No No
painfulness Yes No No No
As nouns, painfulness is a hypernym of suffering; that is, painfulness is a word with a broader meaning than suffering:
  • suffering: feelings of mental or physical pain
  • painfulness: emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
Other hypernyms of suffering include pain.
As nouns, painfulness is a hypernym of suffering; that is, painfulness is a word with a broader meaning than suffering:
  • suffering: psychological suffering
  • painfulness: emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
Other hypernyms of suffering include pain.
suffering (noun) painfulness (noun)
feelings of mental or physical pain the quality of being painful
psychological suffering emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
a state of acute pain
misery resulting from affliction
suffering (adjective) painfulness (adjective)
troubled by pain or loss
very unhappy; full of misery
Difference between suffering and painfulness

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