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perversity vs orneriness

orneriness vs perversity

perversity and orneriness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
perversity Yes No No No
orneriness Yes No No No
As nouns, orneriness is a hyponym of perversity; that is, orneriness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perversity:
  • perversity: deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
  • orneriness: meanspirited disagreeable contrariness
Other hyponyms of perversity include cussedness.
perversity (noun) orneriness (noun)
deliberately deviating from what is good meanspirited disagreeable contrariness
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
Difference between perversity and orneriness

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