Definitions
- Describing someone who is clever and resourceful in a tricky situation. - Referring to a person's ability to think on their feet and come up with creative solutions. - Talking about someone who is shrewd and cunning in a positive way.
- Describing someone who is sneaky and underhanded in their actions. - Referring to a person's tendency to use dishonest or unethical means to achieve their goals. - Talking about someone who is manipulative and deceitful in a negative way.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe a person's behavior or actions.
- 2Both words can be used to describe someone's intelligence or cunning.
- 3Both words have a negative connotation in certain contexts.
What is the difference?
- 1Intent: Raftiness is often associated with positive intentions, such as problem-solving or resourcefulness, while deviousness is associated with negative intentions, such as manipulation or deceit.
- 2Morality: Raftiness can be seen as morally neutral or even positive, while deviousness is almost always seen as morally negative.
- 3Connotation: Raftiness has a more positive connotation than deviousness, which is almost always negative.
- 4Usage: Raftiness is less commonly used than deviousness in everyday language.
- 5Degree: Deviousness implies a higher degree of dishonesty and unethical behavior than raftiness.
Remember this!
Raftiness and deviousness are both words that describe a person's behavior or actions, but they differ in their intent, morality, connotation, usage, and degree. Raftiness is associated with positive intentions and can be seen as morally neutral or even positive, while deviousness is almost always seen as morally negative and implies a higher degree of dishonesty and unethical behavior.
