contrariety

[ kon-truh-rahy-i-tee ]

/ ˌkɒn trəˈraɪ ɪ ti /

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noun, plural con·tra·ri·e·ties for 2.

the quality or state of being contrary.

something contrary or of opposite character; a contrary fact or statement.

Logic. the relation between contraries.

Origin of contrariety

1350–1400; Middle English contrariete (<Anglo-French ) <Late Latin contrārietās.See contrary, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM contrariety

non·con·tra·ri·e·ty, noun, plural non·con·tra·ri·e·ties.

Words nearby contrariety

contrapposto, contraption, contrapuntal, contrapuntist, contrarian, contrariety, contrarily, contrarious, contrariwise, contrary, contrary motion

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Example sentences from the Web for contrariety

She was low-spirited too, impatient with the contrariety of fate.
Lady Cassandra|Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
Happily there is no contrariety in the construction which has been placed upon this clause in the constitution.
Atrocious Judges|John Campbell, Baron Campbell
You cannot know very much, Miss Williamson, of the contrariety of things.
The Wizard's Son, Vol. 2(of 3)|Margaret Oliphant
But we repeat that the contrariety between them is not a necessary or universal one.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 68, No 422, December 1850|Various

For then this league had no being, and a non-ens can have no contrariety.
The Covenants And The Covenanters|Various

British Dictionary definitions for contrariety

contrariety

/ (ˌkɒntrəˈraɪətɪ) /

noun plural -ties

opposition between one thing and another; disagreement

an instance of such opposition; inconsistency; discrepancy

logic the relationship between two contraries

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单词	contrariety
释义	contrariety [ kon-truh-rahy-i-tee ] / ˌkɒn trəˈraɪ ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR contrariety ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural con·tra·ri·e·ties for 2. the quality or state of being contrary. something contrary or of opposite character; a contrary fact or statement. Logic. the relation between contraries. Origin of contrariety 1350–1400; Middle English contrariete (<Anglo-French ) <Late Latin contrārietās.See contrary, -ity OTHER WORDS FROM contrariety non·con·tra·ri·e·ty, noun, plural non·con·tra·ri·e·ties. Words nearby contrariety contrapposto, contraption, contrapuntal, contrapuntist, contrarian, contrariety, contrarily, contrarious, contrariwise, contrary, contrary motion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contrariety She was low-spirited too, impatient with the contrariety of fate. Lady Cassandra\|Mrs George de Horne Vaizey Happily there is no contrariety in the construction which has been placed upon this clause in the constitution. Atrocious Judges\|John Campbell, Baron Campbell You cannot know very much, Miss Williamson, of the contrariety of things. The Wizard's Son, Vol. 2(of 3)\|Margaret Oliphant But we repeat that the contrariety between them is not a necessary or universal one. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 68, No 422, December 1850\|Various For then this league had no being, and a non-ens can have no contrariety. The Covenants And The Covenanters\|Various British Dictionary definitions for contrariety contrariety / (ˌkɒntrəˈraɪətɪ) / noun plural -ties opposition between one thing and another; disagreement an instance of such opposition; inconsistency; discrepancy logic the relationship between two contraries Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to contrariety polarity, contradistinction, antithesis, contradiction, contrariness, contrast, oppositeness, contraposition
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contrariety

noun, plural con·tra·ri·e·ties for 2.

Origin of contrariety

OTHER WORDS FROM contrariety

Words nearby contrariety

Example sentences from the Web for contrariety

British Dictionary definitions for contrariety

noun plural -ties

Words related to contrariety