'Contrariness' definitions:

Definition of 'contrariness'

(from WordNet)
noun
Deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline [syn: contrariness, perversity, perverseness]
noun
A fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness]

Definition of 'Contrariness'

From: GCIDE
  • Contrariness \Con"tra*ri*ness\, n. state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy. [1913 Webster]

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