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Piercing vs Piercingness - What's the difference?

piercing | piercingness |

As nouns the difference between piercing and piercingness

is that piercing is body piercing while piercingness is the quality of being piercing.

piercing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to pierce
  • A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it
    • ear piercing
  • The jewelry itself

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Anything or anyone that pierces.
    • piercing eyes
    The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.

    piercingness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being piercing.