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Definition of Contrariness
1. Noun. Deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline.
Generic synonyms: Fractiousness, Unruliness, Wilfulness, Willfulness
Specialized synonyms: Cussedness, Orneriness
Derivative terms: Contrary, Perverse, Perverse, Perverse
2. Noun. A fussy and eccentric disposition.
Generic synonyms: Ill Nature
Derivative terms: Cranky, Crotchety, Grumpy
Definition of Contrariness
1. n. state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.
Definition of Contrariness
1. Noun. The state of being contrary ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contrariness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Contrariness
Literary usage of Contrariness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon (1908)
"CHAPTER VIII SPECIAL STROKES WITH WOODEN CLUBS The master stroke in golf—Intentional
pulling and slicing—The contrariness of golf—When pulls and slices are ..."
2. Faults of Childhood and Youth by Michael Vincent O'Shea (1920)
"CHAPTER XXXVII contrariness A concrete case: "I have a little girl three years old.
She is contrary and 'sassy.' I try to tell her the right way about ..."
3. Revelations of Divine Love by Julian (1901)
"we are all in peace and in love, we find no contrariness, nor no manner of letting
through that contrariness which is now in us ; [nay], our Lord of His ..."
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