English
Etymology
From Old (and modern) French contrariété, from late Latin contrarietas, from contrarius, from contra �against�. Compare contrary.
Pronunciation
IPA|/k�ntr��raɪ�ti/
Noun
en-noun|contrarieties
- Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
#:*1759: This contrariety of humours betwixt my father and my uncle, was the source of many a fraternal squabble. � Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 61)
#:*1883: The wind blowing steady and gentle from the south, thee was no contrariety between that and the current, and the billows rose and fell unbroken. � w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
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