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Princeton's WordNet
unruliness, fractiousness, willfulness, wilfulnessnoun
the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
Wiktionary
wilfulnessnoun
The state or condition of being wilful; stubbornness.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wilfulnessnoun
Obstinacy; stubbornness; perverseness.
Etymology: from wilful.
So full of wilfulness and self-liking is our nature, that without some definitive sentence, which being given, may stand, small hope there is that strifes will end. Richard Hooker.
Thy causeless ruth repress;
He that his sorrow sought through wilfulness,
And his foe fetter’d would release again,
Deserves to taste his folly’s fruit. Fairy Queen.Never hydra-headed wilfulness
So soon did lose his seat, and all at once,
As in this king. William Shakespeare.A stiff and stubborn obstinacy, is not so much firmness and resolution, as wilfulness. Roger L'Estrange.
That is not hastily to be interpreted obstinacy or wilfulness, which is the natural product of their age. John Locke.
ChatGPT
wilfulness
Wilfulness refers to the quality or state of being willful, which involves being headstrong, deliberate, or obstinate. It is characterized by intentional actions or attitudes that are stubbornly resistant to guidance or control, often showing a strong determination or resolve to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences or the opinions and wishes of others.
Webster Dictionary
Wilfulnessnoun
see Willful, Willfully, and Willfulness
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wilfulness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wilfulness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of wilfulness in a Sentence
The best weapons against the infamies of life are courage, wilfulness and patience. Courage strenthens, wilfulness is fun and patience provides tranquility.
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