Betekenis van:
contrary
contrary
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- zaak of persoon van geheel tegengestelde aard
- a relation of direct opposition
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
contrary
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- tegenovergestelde
- a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
Hyperoniemen
contrary
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- exact opposition
"public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
Hyperoniemen
contrary
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
"`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
contrary
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- resistant to guidance or discipline
"Mary Mary quite contrary"
Synoniemen
contrary
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- very opposed in nature or character or purpose
"acts contrary to our code of ethics"
"the facts point to a contrary conclusion"