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willfulness vs contrariness

contrariness vs willfulness

willfulness and contrariness both are nouns.

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

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