perverseness

American  

[per-vurs-nis] / pərˈvɜrs nɪs /

noun

1. a variant of perversity.

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Etymology

Origin of perverseness

perverse ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

In a spring of light is the source of Truth, And in a fountain of darkness is the generation of Perverseness.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perverseness prompted Theodora to say, 'The baby at the lodge is twice the size.'

From Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

And then came, as if to my final and irrevocable overthrow, the spirit of Perverseness.

From Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales by Van Vechten, Carl

This is his Manner; and the same Perverseness runs through all his Actions, according as the Circumstances vary.

From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph

Perverseness is a sign of weakness—nay, an element of weakness— in man or woman.

From Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays by Titcomb, Timothy