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A man must have something to grumble about; and if he can't complain that his wife harries him to death with her perversity and ill-humour, he must complain that she wears him out with her kindness and gentleness.
Anne Bronte

Meaning of "perversity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERVERSITY

perversity  [pəˈvɜːsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERVERSITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perversity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERVERSITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of perversity in the English dictionary

The definition of perversity in the dictionary is the quality or state of being perverse. Other definition of perversity is a perverse action, comment, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERVERSITY


abstrusity
æbˈstruːsɪtɪ
adversity
ədˈvɜːsɪtɪ
antiobesity
ˌæntɪəʊˈbiːsɪtɪ
biodiversity
ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
caducity
kəˈdjuːsɪtɪ
cecity
ˈsiːsɪtɪ
diversity
daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
globesity
ˌɡləʊˈbiːsɪtɪ
interuniversity
ˌɪntəˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
intervarsity
ˌɪntəˈvɑːsɪtɪ
klendusity
klɛnˈdjuːsɪtɪ
multiversity
ˌmʌltɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
obtusity
əbˈtjuːsɪtɪ
overdiversity
ˌəʊvədaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
paucity
ˈpɔːsɪtɪ
polydispersity
ˌpɒlɪdɪˈspɜːsɪtɪ
raucity
ˈrɔːsɪtɪ
sparsity
ˈspɑːsɪtɪ
university
ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
varsity
ˈvɑːsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERVERSITY

pervading
pervasion
pervasive
pervasively
pervasiveness
perverse
perversely
perverseness
perversion
perversities
perversive
pervert
perverted
pervertedly
pervertedness
perverter
pervertible
perviate
pervicacious
pervicacity

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERVERSITY

antiuniversity
biological diversity
campus university
civic university
curiosity
density
generosity
high-density
intensity
luminosity
necessity
nonuniversity
obesity
Open University
preuniversity
propensity
redbrick university
State university
the Open University
viscosity

Synonyms and antonyms of perversity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERVERSITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «perversity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of perversity

Translation of «perversity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERVERSITY

Find out the translation of perversity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perversity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perversity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

变态
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perversidad
570 millions of speakers

English

perversity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिकूलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العناد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

извращенность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perversidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নষ্টামি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perversité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Widernatürlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

つむじ曲がり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외고집
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perversity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự cau có
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெறிபிறழ்வுக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विकृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perversità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perwersja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збоченість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perversitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαστροφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onreg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perversity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perversitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perversity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERVERSITY»

The term «perversity» is regularly used and occupies the 104.250 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERVERSITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perversity

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2 QUOTES WITH «PERVERSITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perversity.
1
Anne Bronte
A man must have something to grumble about; and if he can't complain that his wife harries him to death with her perversity and ill-humour, he must complain that she wears him out with her kindness and gentleness.
2
Clifford D. Simak
Could that have been what happened to the human race - a willing perversity that set at naught all human values which had been so hardly won and structured in the light of reason for a span of more than a million years?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERVERSITY»

Discover the use of perversity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perversity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Idols of Perversity: Fantasies of Feminine Evil in ...
Explores the nature and development of turn-of-the-century anti-woman sentiment in literature, art, and thought, connecting these ideas to the racism and anti-semitism that led to catastrophic genocidal delusions in the first half of the ...
Bram Dijkstra, 1988
2
Perversity and Ethics
Giving Lacan's concepts a new philosophical lineage, Perversity and Ethics renews them and breaks fresh ground. Written for anyone interested in contemporary ethical theory, this book will engage committed Lacanians and sceptics alike.
William Egginton, 2006
3
Sexual Perversity in Chicago ; And, The Duck Variations: Two ...
Two young couples sort out their sex lives in a world of office files and singles bars, and two old men sitting on a park bench reveal their attitudes toward life while discussing the mating habits of ducks
David Mamet, 1978
4
Glorious Perversity: The Decline and Fall of Literary Decadence
A study of the decadent literary movements in England and France, focusing upon such poets and authors as Baudelaire and Oscar Wilde.
Brian M. Stableford, 1998
5
American Homo: Community and Perversity
In this wide-ranging collection of his most influential essays, Escoffier traces the emergence of a gay and lesbian political identity over the last four decades.
Jeffrey Escoffier, 1998
6
The Perversity of Poetry: Romantic Ideology and the Popular ...
This book also argues that both Scott and Byron had an effect on the political fabric of the Romantic period, albeit an effect that was undercut by a medico- moral rheto- ric of health and perversity not only applied to both poets but also invited by ...
Dino Franco Felluga, 2012
7
Visual Perversity: A Re-articulation of Maternal Instinct
Through her reading of Euripides'Bacchae, Colridge's "Christabel," de Sade'sPhilosophy in the Bedroom, and Hitchcock'sPsycho author Alina M. Luna finds precedent for a destructive impulse lurking beneath the maternal gaze.
Alina M. Luna, 2004
8
Pragmatism, Politics, and Perversity: Democracy and the ...
The book updates and confirms Beard’s hypothesis that the history of the party battle is a chronicle of perverse schemes and self-inflicted wounds – the most salient to date being the American Civil War – because it reflects a ...
Joseph L. Esposito, 2012
9
The Perversity of Human Nature
A delightful novella by Ada Cambridge Cross - it explores the intricacies of human mind, behaviour and the complexities of relationships with great depth. Captivating!
Ada Cambridge Cross, Cambridge Cross Ada, 2006
10
Moments, Monodromy, and Perversity: A Diophantine Perspective
In Moments, Monodromy, and Perversity, Nicholas Katz develops new techniques, which are resolutely global in nature. They are based on two vital ingredients, neither of which existed at the time of Deligne's original work on the subject.
Nicholas M. Katz, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERVERSITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perversity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Democracy of the Deaf and India Interrupted
The resident perversity about India's democracy is that governments elected by the voiceless and the disempowered tend to be devoted to the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
Singaporeans left without a voice in delineating constituencies
That bizarre extension into the north reaches Braddell Heights. So long as this perversity in electoral boundaries from 1997 remains, who will ... «The Online Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Ariana Grande Is the Best Possible Celebrity to Launch a Fragrance
And the perversity of describing a fragrance containing notes of marshmallow as sexy? That is the Ariana Grande Sexy Baby Experience. «Fashionista, Jul 15»
4
This woman's photo of a man masturbating at her on the train has …
What's wrong with respect?? Is it because that I'm a woman that I have to experience your evil perversity every day? I'm tired of living in this city. «Cosmopolitan UK, Jul 15»
5
National Perspective: The Ozzie-and-Harriet Revolution
... the author of "The Culture of Desire: Paradox and Perversity in Gay Lives Today" and "A Queer Geography: Journeys Toward a Sexual Self. «Conway Daily Sun, Jul 15»
6
It's time to end the injustice for Olympic triple jumper Ian Campbell
Put aside for a minute the perversity that if you scraped a foot on the ground you could not possibly jump further than if you didn't scrape. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
The Morrison Multiversity of "DC: ONE MILLION"!
Plastic Man is too creepy to actually bond with anyone, really, but his perversity never interferes with his bravery when the going gets rubbery. «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
8
Add Twitter to Tainted Love you get Tweeted Love
The description reads: 'Twitter in all its diversity – from mundanity to perversity – “sings” Soft Cell. Enjoy. This has been a solo pun jam. «Metro, Jul 15»
9
Brilliant Matilda needs to find a home in Melbourne
Director Matthew Warchus thought Minchin's perversity was a good fit, not to mention his ability to be both vicious and vulnerable. As Minchin ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
10
Why are You Not Watching Lifetime's Fantastic 'UnREAL' Yet?
... power, perceptions of culturally-acceptable female behavior, and the ultimate perversity of the heteronormative courtship narrative that is the ... «BlogHer, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Perversity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/perversity>. Apr 2024 ».
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