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wilfulness vs perversity

perversity vs wilfulness

wilfulness and perversity both are nouns.

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

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