First Known Use: 14th century
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contrariety
noun con·tra·ri·ety \ˌkän-trə-ˈrī-ə-tē\
plural con·tra·ri·eties
Definition of CONTRARIETY
1
: the quality or state of being contrary
2
: something contrary
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Origin of CONTRARIETY
Middle English contrariete, from Anglo-French contrarieté, from Late Latin contrarietat-, contrarietas, from Latin contrarius contrary
Related to CONTRARIETY
- Synonyms
- contrariness, oppositeness, opposition, polarity
- Antonyms
- identicalness, sameness
Rhymes with CONTRARIETY
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