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Raunchiness vs Paunchiness - What's the difference?

raunchiness | paunchiness |

As nouns the difference between raunchiness and paunchiness

is that raunchiness is the characteristic of being raunchy while paunchiness is the state or condition of being paunchy.

raunchiness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The characteristic of being raunchy.

    • paunchiness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or condition of being paunchy.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 6, author=William Safire, title=Halfway Humanity, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=That’s because the noun, by virtue of its use as a hyphenated compound adjective in middle-age spread , creates nail-nibbling self-doubt amid visions of muffin-top midriffs and the realization that paunchiness precludes raunchiness. }}