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Monstrosity vs Monstrousness - What's the difference?

monstrosity | monstrousness |

As nouns the difference between monstrosity and monstrousness

is that monstrosity is a plant or animal showing abnormal development or deformity while monstrousness is (uncountable) the state or condition of being monstrous.

monstrosity

English

Noun

(monstrosities)
  • A plant or animal showing abnormal development or deformity.
  • * 1859 , (Charles Darwin), The Origin of Species , I:
    • Geoffrey St Hilaire's experiments show that unnatural treatment of the embryo causes monstrosities'; and ' monstrosities cannot be separated by any clear line of distinction from mere variations.
  • A monstrous thing, person or act.
  • The state of being monstrous.

    • monstrousness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or condition of being monstrous.
  • (countable) Something monstrous.