Dutifulness and Refractoriness

Dutifulness

Dutifulness noun - Piety by virtue of devotion to duty.

Refractoriness is an antonym for dutifulness.

Refractoriness

Refractoriness noun - Refusal to obey.
Usage example: I wish that teenager would grow up—she still displays the refractoriness of a two-year-old

Dutifulness is an antonym for refractoriness.

Nearby Words: refractory, refractor
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