- contrariety
- contrariety late 14c., from O.Fr. contrarieté, from L.L. contrarietatem (nom. contrarietas) "opposition," noun of quality from contrarius (see CONTRARY (Cf. contrary)).
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Contrariety — Con tra*ri e*ty .; pl. {Contrarieties}. [L. contrarietas: cf. F. contrari[ e]t[ e].] 1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. [1913 Webster] There is a contrariety between those things that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contrariety — index admonition, antipode, antithesis, collision (dispute), conflict, confutation, contention ( … Law dictionary
contrariety — [kän΄trə rī′ə tē] n. [ME contrarieté < OFr < LL contrarietas < L contrarius] 1. the condition or quality of being contrary 2. pl. contrarieties anything that is contrary; inconsistency or discrepancy … English World dictionary
Contrariety — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Noncoincidence. < N PARAG:Contrariety >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contrariety contrariety contrast foil antithesis oppositeness Sgm: N 1 contradiction contradiction Sgm: N 1 antagonism antagonism &c.(opposition) 708 … English dictionary for students
contrariety — noun /kɒntrəˈraɪəti/ Opposition or contrariness; cross purposes, marked contrast. This contrariety of humours betwixt my father and my uncle, was the source of many a fraternal squabble … Wiktionary
contrariety — noun (plural eties) Etymology: Middle English contrariete, from Anglo French contrarieté, from Late Latin contrarietat , contrarietas, from Latin contrarius contrary Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being contrary 2. something… … New Collegiate Dictionary
contrariety — /kon treuh ruy i tee/, n., pl. contrarieties for 2. 1. the quality or state of being contrary. 2. something contrary or of opposite character; a contrary fact or statement. 3. Logic. the relation between contraries. [1350 1400; ME contrariete ( … Universalium
contrariety — Synonyms and related words: abominability, accord, addition, adjunct, affairs, affiliation, affinity, alliance, antagonism, anteposition, antipathy, antithesis, approximation, assemblage, association, asymmetry, backlash, bad blood, baseness,… … Moby Thesaurus
contrariety — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. opposition, obstinacy; antagonism, disagreement, disobedience. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being in conflict: antagonism, antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction,… … English dictionary for students
contrariety — con·tra·ri·e·ty || ‚kÉ’ntrÉ™ raɪətɪ n. inconsistency; lack of agreement … English contemporary dictionary
