Difference between Pluck and Pluckiness

What is the difference between Pluck and Pluckiness?

Pluck as a noun is an instance of plucking while Pluckiness as a noun is the characteristic of being plucky.

Pluck

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pull something sharply; to pull something out To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc. To remove feathers from a bird. To rob, fleece, steal forcibly To play a string instrument pizzicato To pull or twitch sharply

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An instance of plucking The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals. Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.

Example sentence: Focus on eating real, whole, natural foods. As I love to say, if you can pick it, pluck it, milk it, or shoot it, you can eat it!

Pluckiness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The characteristic of being plucky.

We hope you now know whether to use Pluck or Pluckiness in your sentence.

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