contrariant
English edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle English contrariaunt, from Old French contrariant, from Late Latin contrāriāns, present participle of contrāriō.
Adjective edit
contrariant (comparative more contrariant, superlative most contrariant)
- Contrary or antagonistic.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:opposite
- 1795, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, address delivered in Bristol:
- the struggles of contrariant factions
- 1903 January 14, “Current Notes”, in Bye-Gones: Relating to Wales and the Border Counties, volume 8, page 8:
- The learned Chancellor concludes:—“We have long ago satisfied ourselves that natural science, as represented by Darwin, is not contrariant to revealed religon, and it is a wholesome thing to be remnided that every good and perfect gift cometh from the Father of Light.”
Noun edit
contrariant (plural contrariants)
- (rare) A thing that is contrary or of opposite qualities.
Further reading edit
- “contrariant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
contrariant
Adjective edit
contrariant (feminine contrariante, masculine plural contrariants, feminine plural contrariantes)
- annoying, irritating
- antagonizing
- Antonym: conciliant
Further reading edit
- “contrariant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
contrariant m or n (feminine singular contrariantă, masculine plural contrarianți, feminine and neuter plural contrariante)
Declension edit
Declension of contrariant
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | contrariant | contrariantă | contrarianți | contrariante | ||
definite | contrariantul | contrarianta | contrarianții | contrariantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | contrariant | contrariante | contrarianți | contrariante | ||
definite | contrariantului | contrariantei | contrarianților | contrariantelor |