contrariant

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English contrariaunt, from Old French contrariant, from Late Latin contrāriāns, present participle of contrāriō.

Adjective

contrariant (comparative more contrariant, superlative most contrariant)

1. Contrary or antagonistic.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:opposite

   • 1795, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, address delivered in Bristol:

     the struggles of contrariant factions

   • 1903 January 14, “Current Notes”, in Bye-Gones: Relating to Wales and the Border Counties, volume 8, page 8:

     The learned Chancellor concludes:—“We have long ago satisfied ourselves that natural science, as represented by Darwin, is not contrariant to revealed religon, and it is a wholesome thing to be remnided that every good and perfect gift cometh from the Father of Light.”

Derived terms

• contrariantly

 

Noun

contrariant (plural contrariants)

1. (rare) A thing that is contrary or of opposite qualities.

Further reading

• “contrariant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁjɑ̃/

Participle

contrariant

1. present participle of contrarier

Adjective

contrariant (feminine contrariante, masculine plural contrariants, feminine plural contrariantes)

1. annoying, irritating
2. antagonizing

   Antonym: conciliant

Further reading

• “contrariant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

From contraria +‎ -ant.

Adjective

contrariant m or n (feminine singular contrariantă, masculine plural contrarianți, feminine and neuter plural contrariante)

1. contrariant
2. vexatious

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	contrariant		contrariantă		contrarianți	contrariante
	definite	contrariantul		contrarianta		contrarianții	contrariantele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	contrariant		contrariante		contrarianți	contrariante
	definite	contrariantului		contrariantei		contrarianților	contrariantelor