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contrariant

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

adjective more contrariant · most contrariant

Contrary or antagonistic. the struggles of contrariant factions
Similar: antipodean, antithetical, contrariant, contradictory, contrariwise, contrary, contrasted, converse, counter, cross, inverse, inverted

noun contrariants

rare A thing that is contrary or of opposite qualities.

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@misc{contrariant_2026,
  title = {contrariant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contrariant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}