† contranitencyn.
Obsolete. rare.
A ‘contranitent’ quality or principle.
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1649 J. Bulwer Pathomyotomia ii. ii. 130 In Laughter there are certaine contranitencies.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Contranitency,..a Resisting against Opposition.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Contranitency, reaction, a resistency against pressure.
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n.1649- etc on the bad side of a person
- etc on the defensive
- etc on the good side of a person
- etc on the heartstrings
- etc on the offensive
- etc on the parish
- etc on the raw
- etc on the right side of someone
- etc on the run
- etc on the wrong side of a person
- etc on to see
- etc on to something by one's fingernails
- etc on to something by one's fingertips
- etc on which side one's bread is buttered
- etc one another
- etc one's blue
- etc one's breath to cool one'one's own porridge
- etc one's breath to cool one's porridge
- etc one's cabbage twice
- etc one's cookies
- etc one's daylights out
- etc one's eyeball on
- etc one's eyes out
- etc one's fair share
- etc one's finger on the pulse