contrariety

noun

con·​tra·​ri·​ety ˌkän-trə-ˈrī-ə-tē 

plural contrarieties

1

: the quality or state of being contrary

2

: something contrary

Synonyms

• contrariness
• oppositeness
• opposition
• polarity

Examples of contrariety in a Sentence

the inescapable contrariety of her chief interests: food and a desire for supermodel svelteness

Word History

Etymology

Middle English contrariete, contrarite "antithesis, opposite," borrowed from Anglo-French contrarieté, contrarité, borrowed from Late Latin contrārietāt-, contrārietās, from Latin contrārius "opposite, opposed, contrary entry 2" + -etāt-, -etās, variant of -itāt-, -itās -ity before -i-

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1