contrariant
English
Etymology
Late Latin contrarians, present participle of contrariare (“to oppose”).
Adjective
contrariant (comparative more contrariant, superlative most contrariant)
- contrary; opposed; antagonistic; contradictory
- Coleridge
- the struggles of contrariant factions
- Coleridge
Noun
contrariant (plural contrariants)
- (rare) A thing that is contrary or of opposite qualities.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for contrariant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁjɑ̃/
Adjective
contrariant (feminine singular contrariante, masculine plural contrariants, feminine plural contrariantes)
- annoying, irritating
- antagonizing
- Antonym: conciliant
Further reading
- “contrariant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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