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contrariness vs willfulness

willfulness vs contrariness

contrariness and willfulness both are nouns.

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

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