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Abrasive vs Nonabrasive - What's the difference?

abrasive | nonabrasive |

As adjectives the difference between abrasive and nonabrasive

is that abrasive is producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface while nonabrasive is not abrasive.

As a noun abrasive

is a substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.

abrasive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
  • Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation.
  • An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.
    Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
  • (geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
  • References

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    nonabrasive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not abrasive.
  • :I used a nonabrasive cleanser to clean the porcelain fixtures because I didn't want to scratch them.
  • Synonyms

    *(not abrasive ): gentle, mild, smooth, soft

    Antonyms

    *(not abrasive ): gritty, rough, scouring, scratchy