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contrariness vs fractiousness

fractiousness vs contrariness

contrariness and fractiousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contrariness Yes No No No
fractiousness Yes No No No
As nouns, fractiousness is a hypernym of contrariness; that is, fractiousness is a word with a broader meaning than contrariness:
  • contrariness: deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
  • fractiousness: the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
Other hypernyms of contrariness include unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness.
contrariness (noun) fractiousness (noun)
a fussy and eccentric disposition the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
Difference between contrariness and fractiousness

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