protervity

English edit

Etymology edit

Latin protervitas, from protervus (“violent, wanton”).

Noun edit

protervity (countable and uncountable, plural protervities)

(rare) wantonness; waywardness; petulance; peevishness
- Samson Lennard: Of Wisdom, bk.I,ch.XXXV, 1651:
  A vain and frail protervity, an envious prattling.

Translations edit

Translations

French: protervité (fr) f
Italian: protervità f

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