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Synonyms for contrariness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kon-trer-ee; for 5 also kuhn-trair-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn trɛr i; for 5 also kənˈtrɛər i |
Définition of contrariness
Origin :- late 14c., "state of being contrary," from contrary + -ness. Meaning "fondness of opposition" is from 1640s.
- noun opposition
- The young were thoughtless, they had the root of evil in them, they flew into frivolity from contrariness.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- And also he's a revolutionist because of the contrariness in him that artists usually have.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- Some one's contrariness is responsible for nine-tenths of life's tragedies.
- Extract from : « Oklahoma Sunshine » by Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller
- What contrariness has set you so intense against your own argument?
- Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- For contrariness he was more than I have ever had to deal with.
- Extract from : « The Celebrity, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- After such failures he would be downcast on account of Hans's contrariness.
- Extract from : « Clever Hans » by Oskar Pfungst
- I know she's awake and it's only contrariness as makes her pretend not to be.
- Extract from : « The Eldest Son » by Archibald Marshall
- Now, Miss Judy's hope was lost through the dorminica's contrariness.
- Extract from : « Oldfield » by Nancy Huston Banks
- This contrariness grows upon you apace, and must be checked at once.
- Extract from : « Christmas Entertainments » by Alice Maude Kellogg
- But her beauty, which was radiant in the morning light, took the contrariness from her words.
- Extract from : « The Voyage Out » by Virginia Woolf
Antonyms for contrariness
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