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woodenness vs clumsiness

clumsiness vs woodenness

woodenness and clumsiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
woodenness Yes No No No
clumsiness Yes No No No
As nouns, clumsiness is a hypernym of woodenness; that is, clumsiness is a word with a broader meaning than woodenness:
  • woodenness: the quality of being wooden and awkward
  • clumsiness: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Other hypernyms of woodenness include awkwardness, gracelessness, stiffness.
woodenness (noun) clumsiness (noun)
the quality of being wooden and awkward the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Difference between woodenness and clumsiness

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