contrariant

English

Etymology

Late Latin contrarians, present participle of Latin contrariare (“to oppose”).

Adjective

contrariant (comparative more contrariant, superlative most contrariant)

  1. contrary; opposed; antagonistic; contradictory

Noun

contrariant (plural contrariants)

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

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for contrariant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

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

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
Declension of contrariant
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
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