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Definitions for Orneriness
[1] ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
[2] stubborn: I can't do a thing with that ornery mule.
[3] low or vile.
[4] inferior or common; ordinary.
[5] stubborn or vile-tempered
[6] low; treacherous an ornery trick
[7] ordinary
Words related to Orneriness
ornerylawlessness, recalcitrance, fractiousness, refractoriness, imprudence, obstinacy, perverseness, recklessness, intractability, assertiveness, wildness, rebelliousness, willfulness, impetuousness, impulsiveness, obstreperousness, revenge, spite, malevolence, meanness
Words nearby Orneriness
orneryornamentalism, ornamentation, ornamented, ornate, orne, ornery, ornis, ornith-, ornith., ornithic, ornithine
Origin of Orneriness
yFirst recorded in 1790–1800; contraction of ordinary
Other words from Orneriness
or·ner·i·ness , noun
Word origin for Orneriness
yC19: alteration of ordinary
Synonyms for Orneriness
assertiveness, disorderliness, fractiousness, heedlessness, impetuousness, imprudence, impulsiveness, indocility, intemperanc, intractability, intractableness, lawlessness, obstinacy, obstreperousness, perverseness, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recklessness, refractoriness, uncontrollability, uncontrollableness, ungovernableness, unmanageability, untowardness, waywardness, wildness, willfulness