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willfulness vs perversity

perversity vs willfulness

willfulness and perversity both are nouns.

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

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