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willfulness vs perverseness

perverseness vs willfulness

willfulness and perverseness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
willfulness Yes No No No
perverseness Yes No No No
As nouns, perverseness is a hyponym of willfulness; that is, perverseness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than willfulness:
  • willfulness: 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 willfulness include contrariness, perversity, wildness.
willfulness (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 willfulness and perverseness

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