In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.
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Perversity
//pə(ɹ)ˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti//
Synonyms for "perversity" (68 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (34)
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6 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 10 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- perversitat noun (the quality of being perverse)
Finnish
3 entries- kieroutuneisuus noun (the quality of being perverse)
- perverssiys noun (the quality of being perverse)
- perverssiys noun (something which is perverse)
Galician
2 entries- perversidade noun (the quality of being perverse)
- perversidade noun (something which is perverse)
German
2 entries- Perversität noun (the quality of being perverse)
- Perversität noun (something which is perverse)
Italian
1 entries- perversità noun (the quality of being perverse)
Polish
2 entries- perwersja noun (the quality of being perverse)
- perwersja noun (something which is perverse)
Portuguese
1 entries- perversidade noun (the quality of being perverse)
Romanian
2 entries- perversitate noun (the quality of being perverse)
- perversitate noun (something which is perverse)
Russian
2 entries- извраще́ние noun (something which is perverse)
- извращённость noun (the quality of being perverse)
Spanish
1 entries- perversidad noun (the quality of being perverse)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Hey kids, the word of the week is "pupaphobia"! Others may enjoy being frightened by chainsaw-wielding maniacs and cannibal clowns, but my Halloween is never complete without a murderous Muppet or two. Thankfully, a pair of events last Friday the 13th provided a perfect double feature of puppet perversity.
Source: wiktionary
More generally, for the ULD property to hold, the substitution effects (which are always well behaved) must be large enough to overcome possible “perversities” coming from the wealth effects.
Source: wiktionary
“Of all this world's perversities, there is only one I cannot abide: the kink-shame. I'm off!” “You can't walk out! I'm walking out!”
Source: wiktionary
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