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underdevelopment vs developing

developing vs underdevelopment

underdevelopment and developing both are nouns.

underdevelopment is not an adjective while developing is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
underdevelopment Yes No No No
developing Yes Yes No No
As nouns, developing is a hypernym of underdevelopment; that is, developing is a word with a broader meaning than underdevelopment:
  • underdevelopment: (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast
  • developing: processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Other hypernyms of underdevelopment include development.
underdevelopment (noun) developing (noun)
(photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
state of inadequate development
underdevelopment (adjective) developing (adjective)
relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
Difference between underdevelopment and developing

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