CONTRARIETY

contrariety

(noun) the relation between contraries

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

contrariety (countable and uncountable, plural contrarieties)

Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.

Source: Wiktionary

Con`tra*ri"e*ty n.; pl. Contrarieties. Etym: [L. contrarietas: cf. F. contrariété.]

1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the senses. South.

2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency. How can these contrarieties agree Shak.

Syn.

– Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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