cussedness
Ornery, willful nature
Cussedness is stubborn perversity—a disposition to be contrary or difficult for its own sake.
Someone acting out of pure cussedness does the opposite of what's wanted or expected, not for any good reason but simply because they can: Out of sheer cussedness, he refused to move his truck.
The word carries a note of grudging admiration for the ornery spirit involved.
Refusal to yield
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
- hardheadednessInflexible persistence in opinion
intransigence · inflexibility · obduracy · adamancy · unyieldingness · rigidity · immovability · implacability
Habitual disposition to oppose
- ornerinessCantankerous, contrary disposition
- waywardnessStubborn resistance to guidance
- cantankerousnessIll-tempered, quarrelsome nature
- contrariwiseIn the opposite direction
crossness · disagreeableness · awkwardness · unreasonableness · willfulness · capriciousness · querulousness · disobedience
Unyielding determination to continue
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
resolve · steadfastness · pertinacity · relentlessness · single-mindedness · indefatigability · staying power · stick-to-itiveness
Bad-tempered disposition
- crankinessIll-tempered disposition
- irascibilityTendency to anger easily
- testinessEasily provoked irritation
- peevishnessIrritable, querulous disposition
tetchiness · grouchiness · surliness · snappishness · touchiness · ill-temper · waspishness · prickliness
stubbornness
Refusal to yield
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
hardheadedness · intransigence · inflexibility · obduracy · adamancy · unyieldingness · rigidity · immovability · implacability · willfulness
contrariness
Habitual disposition to oppose
- ornerinessCantankerous, contrary disposition
- waywardnessStubborn resistance to guidance
- cantankerousnessIll-tempered, quarrelsome nature
contrariwise · crossness · disagreeableness · awkwardness · unreasonableness · willfulness · capriciousness · querulousness · disobedience · noncompliance
doggedness
Unyielding determination to continue
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
grit · resolve · steadfastness · pertinacity · relentlessness · single-mindedness · indefatigability · staying power · stick-to-itiveness · tenaciousness
grumpiness
Bad-tempered disposition
- crankinessIll-tempered disposition
- irascibilityTendency to anger easily
- testinessEasily provoked irritation
peevishness · tetchiness · grouchiness · surliness · snappishness · touchiness · ill-temper · waspishness · prickliness · churlishness
- stubbornnessstubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, bullheadedness, mulishness
- combativenessaggression, antagonism, belligerence, bellicosity, combativeness
cussednessagreeableness
Pleasant, cooperative nature
cooperativeness · compliance · docility · obligingness · amenability
cussednessgood nature
Kindly, agreeable temperament
geniality · affability · pleasantness · sweetness · amiability