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- /ˈweɪ.wəd/
- /ˈweɪ.wəd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /ˈweɪ.wəd/
Definition of waywardness word
- noun waywardness The quality of being wayward. 1
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Parts of speech for Waywardness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
waywardness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
waywardness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for waywardness
noun waywardness
- willfulness — deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- naughtiness — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- disobedience — lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
- unruliness — not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless: an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.
- rebelliousness — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
Antonyms for waywardness
noun waywardness
- obedience — the state or quality of being obedient.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
- observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
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