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perverseness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
per-verse-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being perverse; doggedness, obstinacy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English perverse Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English perverseness From perverse + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

perversenesses (plural)

Synonyms

perversity contrariness

Questions

What does perverseness mean?
The quality of being perverse; doggedness, obstinacy.
Where does perverseness come from?
Etymology tree English perverse Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English perverseness From perverse + -ness.

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