contrario

See also: contrarió, contrarío, contrário, and contrariò

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contrarius.

Adjective

contrario (feminine singular contraria, masculine plural contrari, feminine plural contrarie)

1. contrary, opposite, alien
2. unfavourable, adverse
3. unwilling, reluctant
4. opposed, against

Synonyms

• (contrary, opposite): opposto
• (unfavourable, adverse): avverso, sfavorevole
• (unwilling, reluctant): riluttante

Antonyms

• (contrary, opposite): favorevole
• (unfavourable, adverse): favorevole, consenziente
• (unwilling, reluctant): consenziente, desideroso
• (opposed, against): favorevole, consenziente

Noun

contrario m (plural contrari)

1. opposite, contrary
2. antonym

Synonyms

• (contrary, opposite): inverso, opposto

Antonyms

• (antonym): sinonimo

Derived terms

Derived terms

• al contrario
• contrariamente

• contrariare
• contrarietà

Related terms

• contra-
• contro-
• contro

Anagrams

• rincorato
• ritorcano

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Latin

Adjective

contrāriō

1. dative masculine singular of contrārius
2. dative neuter singular of contrārius
3. ablative masculine singular of contrārius
4. ablative neuter singular of contrārius

References

• contrario in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “contrario” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)

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Portuguese

Verb

contrario

1. first-person singular present indicative of contrariar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

contrario (feminine singular contraria, masculine plural contrarios, feminine plural contrarias)

1. contrary, opposite
2. opposed, against

Related terms

• contrariar
• de lo contrario