Crossword clues for contrariness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Contrariness
Contrariness \Con"tra*ri*ness\, n. state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
contrariness
late 14c., "state of being contrary," from contrary + -ness. Meaning "fondness of opposition" is from 1640s.
Wiktionary
contrariness
n. The state of being contrary
WordNet
contrariness
n. deliberate unruliness [syn: perversity, perverseness]
a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness, crotchetiness, grumpiness]
Usage examples of "contrariness".
But this was no new thought, nor was the contrariness of Bibbs's notes a surpise to him.