contrariant
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin contrarians, present participle of contrariare (“to oppose”).
Adjective
contrariant (comparative more contrariant, superlative most contrariant)
- contrary; opposed; antagonistic; contradictory
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- the struggles of contrariant factions
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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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
French
Pronunciation
Verb
contrariant
Adjective
contrariant (feminine contrariante, masculine plural contrariants, feminine plural contrariantes)
- annoying, irritating
- antagonizing
- Antonym: conciliant
Further reading
- “contrariant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.