opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence, etc.; turned around.
noun
2.
something opposite or contrary.
3.
Logic.
a.
a proposition obtained from another proposition by conversion.
b.
the relation between two terms, one of which is related to the other in a given manner, as “younger than” to “older than.”
4.
a group of words correlative with a preceding group but having a significant pair of terms interchanged, as “hot in winter but cold in summer” and “cold in winter but hot in summer.”
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Converselyis always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English convers (< Anglo-French ) < Latin conversus past participle of convertere to turn around, equivalent to con-con- + vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix; see convert