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Adulthood vs Adultness - What's the difference?

adulthood | adultness |

As nouns the difference between adulthood and adultness

is that adulthood is the time of life when one is expected to take responsibility for one's own actions and well-being while adultness is the state or quality of being an adult.

adulthood

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The time of life when one is expected to take responsibility for one's own actions and well-being.
    • The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.

    Antonyms

    * childhood English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    adultness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or quality of being an adult.

    • Anagrams

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