contrariety
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
1Other words from contrariety
- non·con·tra·ri·e·ty, noun, plural non·con·tra·ri·e·ties.
Words Nearby contrariety
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How to use contrariety in a sentence
Concerning the disease, there was great contrariety of opinion among medical men.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanBut it isn't particularly reasonable to talk of the contrariety of fate if they both get hit.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsThe same contrariety in his members seemed to exist throughout the whole man.
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore CooperAnd yet the extensive contrariety between the old and the new is admitted.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 | W. E. GladstoneWith that unerring instinct of contrariety that never seemed to forsake him, Borrow proceeded to learn, not law but Welsh.
The Life of George Borrow | Herbert Jenkins
British Dictionary definitions for contrariety
/ (ˌkɒntrəˈraɪətɪ) /
opposition between one thing and another; disagreement
an instance of such opposition; inconsistency; discrepancy
logic the relationship between two contraries
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