"wayward" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈweɪwə(ɹ)d/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wayward.wav Forms: more wayward [comparative], most wayward [superlative]
enPR: wā'wərd Rhymes: -eɪwə(ɹ)d Etymology: Shortening of away + -ward. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|away|ward}} away + -ward Head templates: {{en-adj}} wayward (comparative more wayward, superlative most wayward)
  1. Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray): капризен (kaprizen) (Bulgarian), своенравен (svoenraven) (Bulgarian), eigenzinnig (Dutch), kuriton (Finnish), eigenwillig (German), eigensinnig (German), launisch (German), ιδιότροπος (idiótropos) (Greek), contrario [masculine] (Italian), ribelle [masculine] (Italian), ostinato [masculine] (Italian), disobbediente [masculine] (Italian), inconstans (Latin), kapa (Maori), tīhoihoi (Maori), خودسر (xodsar) (Persian), desobediente (Portuguese), zcestný (Slovak), desobediente (Spanish), caprichoso (Spanish), díscolo (Spanish), egensinnig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wayward-en-adj-KxlBxm8w Disambiguation of Personality: 49 43 8 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Komi-Permyak translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 5 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 2 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 7 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 50 5 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 9 43 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 6 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 52 7 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 49 4 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Komi-Permyak translations: 52 3 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 49 4 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 48 8 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 47 8 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 9 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 7 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 49 4 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 48 8 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 3 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 48 8 44 Disambiguation of 'given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray': 90 4 7
  2. Obstinate, contrary and unpredictable. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: obstinate Translations (obstinate, contrary and unpredictable): опак (opak) (Bulgarian), непокорен (nepokoren) (Bulgarian), arvaamaton (Finnish), widerspenstig (German), unberechenbar (German), ungeraten (German), eigenwillig (German), аскоддя (askodďa) (Komi-Permyak), nieobliczalny (Polish), своенравный (svojenravnyj) (Russian), opålitlig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wayward-en-adj-82YMgYIG Disambiguation of Personality: 49 43 8 Disambiguation of 'obstinate, contrary and unpredictable': 8 91 1
  3. (sports) Not on target. Categories (topical): Sports Translations (not on target): ziellos (German)
    Sense id: en-wayward-en-adj-w7EN~Emr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ward, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Komi-Permyak translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 2 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 41 5 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 5 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 3 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 2 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 7 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 50 5 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 9 43 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 6 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 49 4 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Komi-Permyak translations: 52 3 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 49 4 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 48 8 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 47 8 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 9 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 7 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 49 4 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 48 8 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 3 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 48 8 44 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'not on target': 7 0 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: waywardness, waywardly
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          "ref": "2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:",
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        "(sports) Not on target."
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      "rhymes": "-eɪwə(ɹ)d"
    }
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}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
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    "Entries with translation boxes",
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    "Rhymes:English/eɪwə(ɹ)d/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Komi-Permyak translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Slovak translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "en:Personality"
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    {
      "word": "waywardness"
    },
    {
      "word": "waywardly"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "en",
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortening of away + -ward.",
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    {
      "form": "more wayward",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most wayward",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1904 June, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Three Students”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC:",
          "text": "He is a brilliant fellow when he chooses to work—one of the brightest intellects of the University, but he is wayward, dissipated, and unprincipled.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1909 September, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, “The Pointing of Duty”, in Anne of Avonlea, Boston, Mass.: L[ouis] C[oues] Page & Company, →OCLC, page 66:",
          "text": "Fancies are like shadows . . . you can’t cage them, they’re such wayward, dancing things.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004 October 1, Helen Pilcher, “Laughter in the lab”, in Nature, →DOI:",
          "text": "The Ig Nobel awards are arguably the highlight of the scientific calendar. The prizes, which are the wayward son of the more righteous Nobels, are supposed to reward research that makes people laugh, then think.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wilful",
          "wilful"
        ],
        [
          "perverse",
          "perverse"
        ],
        [
          "deviation",
          "deviation"
        ],
        [
          "expected",
          "expected"
        ],
        [
          "norm",
          "norm"
        ],
        [
          "stray",
          "stray"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Obstinate, contrary and unpredictable."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Obstinate",
          "obstinate"
        ],
        [
          "contrary",
          "contrary"
        ],
        [
          "unpredictable",
          "unpredictable"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "obstinate"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:",
          "text": "Bulgaria's only attacking weapon was the wayward shooting of Martin Petrov, whereas England's attacking options were awash with movement in the shape of Rooney, Young and Walcott.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not on target."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) Not on target."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈweɪwə(ɹ)d/"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "wā'wərd"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪwə(ɹ)d"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kaprizen",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "капризен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svoenraven",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "своенравен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "eigenzinnig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "kuriton"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "eigenwillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "eigensinnig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "launisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "idiótropos",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "ιδιότροπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "contrario"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ribelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ostinato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "disobbediente"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "inconstans"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "kapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "tīhoihoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xodsar",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "خودسر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "desobediente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "zcestný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "desobediente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "caprichoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "díscolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray",
      "word": "egensinnig"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "opak",
      "sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
      "word": "опак"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepokoren",
      "sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
      "word": "непокорен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
      "word": "arvaamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
      "word": "widerspenstig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
      "word": "unberechenbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
      "word": "ungeraten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
      "word": "eigenwillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "koi",
      "lang": "Komi-Permyak",
      "roman": "askodďa",
      "sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
      "word": "аскоддя"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
      "word": "nieobliczalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svojenravnyj",
      "sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
      "word": "своенравный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "obstinate, contrary and unpredictable",
      "word": "opålitlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not on target",
      "word": "ziellos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wayward"
}

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