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Captiousness vs Cautiousness - What's the difference?

captiousness | cautiousness |

As nouns the difference between captiousness and cautiousness

is that captiousness is the state of being captious while cautiousness is the state of being cautious; wariness.

captiousness

English

Noun

(-)
  • the state of being captious
  • captious behaviour
  • Quotations

    * 1819 Timothy Dwight - Theology: Explained and Defended in a Series of Sermons *: In this manner, they degrade religion into a spirit of captiousness .

    cautiousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being cautious; wariness
  • *1853 Daniel Parish Kidder - The Lives of the Popes
  • *:This extreme cautiousness , which was, indeed, the most remarkable feature in his character, still made itself prominent after his elevation.