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Fearsome vs Fearsomeness - What's the difference?

fearsome | fearsomeness |

As an adjective fearsome

is frightening, especially in appearance.

As a noun fearsomeness is

the state or condition of being fearsome.

fearsome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • frightening, especially in appearance.
  • (rare, or, archaic) fearful, frightened

    • Related terms

    * fear * fearful

    fearsomeness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or condition of being fearsome.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 20, author=Ginia Bellafante, title=A Final Adventure for the Consummate Animal Hunter, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Of all the naturalists to choose to make a victim! Mr. Irwin, of course, had gained celebrity engaging with unwieldy and lethal reptiles as if they were, on a scale of fearsomeness , roughly equivalent to a table of society matrons at tea. }}