contrary

(Inglese)

Adj

1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
2. Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
3. Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.

Adv

Contrarily

Noun

1. The opposite.
2. One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
3. (historical) A type of loaded die.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
2. (obsolete) To impugn.
3. (obsolete) To contradict (someone or something).
4. (obsolete) To do the opposite of (someone or something).
5. (obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
6. (obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
7. (obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkɒntɹəɹi/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: contrarie

Affine francese: contraire

In summary

From Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”).

Concetti

contrario

opposto

caparbio

scontroso

contrari

inverso

testardo

disubbidiente

indocile

contrasto

ma

ostinato

però

al contrario

invece

contumace

sinonimi

opposite

reverse

adverse

opposed

inverse

converse

contradictory

against

opposing

alien

👽

perverse

wayward

obstinate

unfavourable

antipathetic

reversed

balky

antagonistic

defiant

counter

antonym

antipathetical

antithetic

reciprocal

slow-witted

disobedient

restive

rebellious

cross

hostile

inverted

other side

contumacious

contrasting

contrast

antithetical

contrariwise

contrarily

foul

eccentric

contradiction

antithesis

anti

dogged

dissident

contradicting

dissenting

excessive

dissentient

complementary

Traduzioni

contraire

contrario

opposé

strijdig

tegengesteld

tegenstrijdig

tegenliggend

przeciwny

adverso

Gegenteil

entgegengesetzt

przeciwieństwo

widerwärtig

inverse

contradictoire