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wilfulness vs perverseness

perverseness vs wilfulness

wilfulness and perverseness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wilfulness Yes No No No
perverseness Yes No No No
As nouns, perverseness is a hyponym of wilfulness; that is, perverseness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wilfulness:
  • wilfulness: the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
  • perverseness: deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
Other hyponyms of wilfulness include contrariness, perversity, wildness.
wilfulness (noun) perverseness (noun)
the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
deliberately deviating from what is good
Difference between wilfulness and perverseness

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