contrariety

[ kon-truh-rahy-i-tee ]
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noun,plural con·tra·ri·e·ties for 2.
  1. the quality or state of being contrary.

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

  1. Logic. the relation between contraries.

Origin of contrariety

1
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.

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British Dictionary definitions for contrariety

contrariety

/ (ˌkɒntrəˈraɪətɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. opposition between one thing and another; disagreement

  2. an instance of such opposition; inconsistency; discrepancy

  1. logic the relationship between two contraries

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