Averseness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Averseness is a noun meaning The quality of being averse; opposition of mind.
Meaning
The quality of being averse; opposition of mind.
Example Sentences
Oh the stubburnnesse of iniquitie, and mans auersenesse from his maker.
[…] the Fondness or Averseness of the Child to some Servants […] will at any time let one know, whether their Love to the Baby is uniform and the same, when one is absent, as present.
There were tones in it [his fiddling] which bred the immediate conviction that indolence and averseness to systematic application were all that lay between 'Mop' and the career of a second [Niccolò] Paganini.
Word Forms
- aversenesses
Synonyms for averseness
Depending on context, synonyms include aversion, disinclination, unwillingness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aversity, adverseness, aversiveness, againstness, opposedness, animadversiveness.
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