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Meaning of "waywardness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAYWARDNESS

waywardness  [ˈweɪwədnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAYWARDNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Waywardness 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 WAYWARDNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of waywardness in the English dictionary

The definition of waywardness in the dictionary is the quality of being wayward; capriciousness; resistance to control.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAYWARDNESS


assuredness
əˈʃʊədnɪs
awkwardness
ˈɔːkwədnɪs
backwardness
ˈbækwədnɪs
blindness
ˈblaɪndnɪs
fondness
ˈfɒndnɪs
forwardness
ˈfɔːwədnɪs
goodness
ˈɡʊdnɪs
haphazardness
ˌhæpˈhæzədnɪs
hardness
ˈhɑːdnɪs
kindness
ˈkaɪndnɪs
loudness
ˈlaʊdnɪs
madness
ˈmædnɪs
preparedness
prɪˈpɛərɪdnɪs
redness
ˈrɛdnɪs
sadness
ˈsædnɪs
straightforwardness
ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwədnɪs
tiredness
ˈtaɪədnɪs
unpreparedness
ˌʌnprɪˈpeədnɪs
weirdness
ˈwɪədnɪs
wickedness
ˈwɪkɪdnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAYWARDNESS

waylay
waylayer
wayleave
wayleggo
wayless
waymark
waymarked
wayment
Wayne
waypoint
waypost
ways and means
Ways and Means Committee
wayside
wayward
waywardly
waywiser
waywode
wayworn
wayzgoose

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAYWARDNESS

baldness
blandness
boundedness
business
centeredness
coldness
color blindness
connectedness
frowardness
giftedness
gladness
indebtedness
light-headedness
mindedness
nakedness
narrow-mindedness
night blindness
oddness
relatedness
soundness
stupidness

Synonyms and antonyms of waywardness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «waywardness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAYWARDNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

任性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indocilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

waywardness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ज़िद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشذوذ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

своенравие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descaminhos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্দামতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rébellion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keterlaluan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eigensinn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

わがまま
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제멋대로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Waywardness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bất thường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாறுபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वार्थीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şımarıklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capricciosità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samowola
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

норовливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nestatornicia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυστροπία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afvalligheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

egensinnighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sindighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waywardness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAYWARDNESS»

The term «waywardness» is regularly used and occupies the 105.022 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAYWARDNESS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAYWARDNESS»

Discover the use of waywardness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waywardness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Buddhist Insight: Essays
What is the waywardness of consciousness? Any defilement of passion, etc. in precisely that so-clung-to (view). Here one should understand defilement by three aspects—There is defilement, the root of waywardness. There is waywardness.
Alex Wayman, George Elder, 1984
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Juvenile Delinquency
His offenses, on the other hand, are not the most important expressions of his "life without a social non-ego", but are epiphenomena only of his waywardness, which has more, and indeed more essential, symptoms, as we shall try to show later.
Carl Frankenstein
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Klassiekers van de kinder- en jeugdpsychiatrie
But waywardness results not only from disturbed libidinal balance or a warped superego. Waywardness may also result from a conflict between the three psychic systems within the total personality: the "ego", the "id," and the "superego.
Fop Verheij, Ph. D. A. Treffers, 2004
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Varieties of Juvenile Delinquency
His offenses, on the other hand, are not the most important expressions of his "life without a social non-ego", but are epiphenomena only of his waywardness, which has more, and indeed more essential, symptoms, as we shall try to show later.
Carl Frankenstein, 1970
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Old Testament Theology, Volume Three: Israel's Life
Psalm 130 is another of that small number of psalms presupposing that it is because of their own waywardness that the suppliant or the people are in these depths, while it also parallels a number of these in being at least as concerned with ...
John Goldingay, 2009
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Low Level of Intellectual Functioning
To the extent that mental retardation favours the emergence of dissocial behaviour, waywardness tends to appear as the retarded child's typical form of dissociality (see below); waywardness then lowers the already low level of intelligence; ...
Carl Frankenstein
7
Pepperpot: Best New Stories from the Caribbean
His was a waywardness that not even the Nazis would have had the extermination capacity to get rid of. Gas it! Auschwitz it! Cremate it! That shit would still be there, Tutsi strong against their Hutu machetes and cockroach chants. There wasn't ...
Sharon Millar, Dwight Thompson, Kevin Baldeosingh, 2014
8
Untying the Knots in Buddhism: Selected Essays
Among those one aspect is the adversary for one waywardness. One aspect is the adversary for two waywardnesses. The two last aspects are the adversary for the last waywardness. He means that of the four aspects of the Truth of Suffering,  ...
Alex Wayman, 1997
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The Minor Prophets: An Exegetical and Expository Commentary
(waywardness), which is feminine (turned from their waywardness). Hosea is flexible in his grammatical indication of number, but not as flexible with regard to gender. The transition from the plural suffix (μ ) to the singular suffix (Wn) is not ...
Thomas Edward McComiskey, 2009
10
The Roots of the Ego
WAYWARDNESS This is a form of asocial behavior characterized by the polymorphous nature of its symptom manifestations, their passive occurrence character, the low degree of ego participation, naive identity with impulses, ability to enjoy a ...
Carl Frankenstein, 1967

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAYWARDNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waywardness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Feedback: Glowing lamb highlights lab sabotage
“The best-controlled institution cannot ward against individual waywardness,” rued an unnamed source to The Telegraph newspaper, which prompts Feedback ... «New Scientist, Jul 15»
2
The Adventurous Lectionary – The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost …
Despite their waywardness, God will not forsake David's children. God is faithful even when we are unfaithful. There are consequences to turning away from God ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Explore: A pure people
Malachi consequently offers hope to those who, despite the temptation towards idolatry and waywardness, stay the course of obedience. Indeed, God does ... «Baptist Standard, May 15»
4
Twins United in Moral Waywardness – Eusebius McKaiser on …
Twins United in Moral Waywardness – Eusebius McKaiser on Allister Sparks and Mcebo Dlamini. by Nicola on May 11th, 2015 ... «Books LIVE, May 15»
5
Bobbi Kristina Brown and the hard legacy of drugs and celebrity
The actor, who has lately been more famous for waywardness than acting, grew up around his father Martin's alcoholism. The elder Sheen has been sober for ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
6
Emma Lavelle's See The World Weatherbys Champion Bumper …
Lavelle was not hugely surprised by the obvious talent he displayed and is confident his waywardness was no more than a blip. She said: "He did what we ... «SkySports, Feb 15»
7
Winter Arts Guide 2015: Finding Meaning in the Waywardness of the …
Winter Arts Guide 2015: Finding Meaning in the Waywardness of the Bay Area's Seasons. By Giselle Velazquez Wednesday, Jan 7 2015. Comments. «SF Weekly, Jan 15»
8
The Eight Best Lines from Roy Choi's Profile in California Sunday …
Instead, one gets the sense that he almost sees waywardness as the inevitable counterbalance to his current success, that he believes the man could not have ... «Eater LA, Dec 14»
9
Waywardness of Northern Provincial Council
Chief Minister and the Leader of the House, Chief Minister C.V.K. Vigneswaran yesterday avoided welcoming and shaking hand with S. Thavarasa the new ... «Asian Tribune, Apr 14»
10
Bellamy shares secret about Sequalo mare for Coffs TAB races
TRAINER Brett Bellamy remains hopeful a fetlock operation has mended the waywardness of Sequalo's Secret. The talented mare resumes from a 271-day ... «Coffs Coast Advocate, Apr 14»

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