contrariness
pronunciation
How to pronounce contrariness in British English:
UK [kən'treərɪnəs]
How to pronounce contrariness in American English:
US [kən'treərɪnəs]
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- Noun:
- deliberate unruliness
- a fussy and eccentric disposition
Word Origin
- contrariness (n.)
- late 14c., "state of being contrary," from contrary + -ness. Meaning "fondness of opposition" is from 1640s.
Example
- 1. With me , nothing illustrates the contrariness of things better than the matter of sleep .
- 2. With me , I can not illustrate the contrariness of things , but , it is better than I can not discover the matter .
- 3. Literature is the house of nuance and contrariness against the voices of simplification .
- 4. Sometimes I thought I did remember , but out of contrariness or fear of getting things wrong I pretended not to .
- 5. Over the next few weeks , a change came over john . Agreement replaced contrariness , quiet , reasoned discussion replaced argument .