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Taxonomy vs Veniality - What's the difference?

taxonomy | veniality |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and veniality

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while veniality is (uncountable) the quality of being venial (pardonable).

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    veniality

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality of being venial (pardonable).
  • *{{quote-book, year=1903, author=Carter Goodloe, title=Calvert of Strathore, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=When he heard him in after years accused of shameless veniality , of trickery, lying, duplicity, even murder, he always remembered that impulsive revelation--never repeated--of a warped, unhappy childhood, of a perverted destiny. Mr. Morris came to him later as he stood leaning against the wall behind the chair of Madame de Chastellux. " }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1905, author=Thomas W. Lawson, title=Frenzied Finance, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=However enraged I might be at the new revelation of Addicks' extraordinary veniality , the other elements in the situation remained as before. }}
  • (countable) A venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour.

    • Synonyms

    * (quality of being venial) venialness