contrariant
English
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle English contrariaunt, from Old French contrariant, from Late Latin contrāriāns, present participle of contrāriō.
Adjective
editcontrariant (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.”
Derived terms
editNoun
editcontrariant (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
editPronunciation
editParticiple
editcontrariant
Adjective
editcontrariant (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
editEtymology
editAdjective
editcontrariant m or n (feminine singular contrariantă, masculine plural contrarianți, feminine and neuter plural contrariante)
Declension
editDeclension 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 |
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