contrariety
Americannoun
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the quality or state of being contrary.
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something contrary or of opposite character; a contrary fact or statement.
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Logic. the relation between contraries.
noun
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opposition between one thing and another; disagreement
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an instance of such opposition; inconsistency; discrepancy
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logic the relationship between two contraries
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Etymology
Origin of contrariety
1350–1400; Middle English contrariete (< Anglo-French ) < Late Latin contrārietās. See contrary, -ity
Example Sentences
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By a singular contrariety, the most obscure interval in our hero's life was that wherein he acquired the greatest renown.
From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'
What can be the cause of this strange contrariety?
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
He laughed also; for despite her contrariety her mirth was most infectious, and put him more at ease with her.
From The Triumph of Jill by Young, F.E. Mills
Adversative, ad-vėrs′a-tiv, adj. denoting opposition, contrariety, or variety.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
The cause was attributed to contrarietie of winds; but the contrariety of wils was the truest impediment.
From The Lives of the III Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First by Hayward, John
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