1. имя существительное (the contrary) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность Например: They say he is guilty, but I believe the contrary. — Говорят, что он виновен, но я считаю, что это не так. Синоним(ы): opposite 2. прилагательное 1) обратный, противоположный Например: contrary viewpoints — противоположные, несовместимые точки зрения to come to the contrary conclusion — прийти к противоположному выводу to go off in contrary directions — разойтись в разные стороны Синоним(ы): contradictory, opposite 2) неблагоприятный Например: contrary weather — неблагоприятная погода 3) упрямый; не поддающийся убеждению, несговорчивый; своевольный Например: contrary disposition — упрямый характер Синоним(ы): perverse, restive, balky, wayward
I. noun (plural -traries) Etymology: Middle English contrarie, from Anglo-French contraire, contrairie, from Medieval Latin contrarius, from Latin, adjective, opposite, adverse, from contra opposite 1. a fact or condition incompatible with another; opposite — usually used with the 2. one of a pair of opposites 3. a. a proposition so related to another that though both may be false they cannot both be true — compare subcontrary b. either of two terms (as good and evil) that cannot both be affirmed of the same subject II. adjective 1. being so different as to be at opposite extremes; opposite Example: come to the contrary conclusion Example: went off in contrary directions; also being opposite to or in conflict with each other Example: contrary viewpoints 2. being not in conformity with what is usual or expected Example: actions contrary to company policy Example: contrary evidence 3. unfavorable — used of wind or weather 4. temperamentally unwilling to accept control or advice • contrarily adverb • contrariness noun Synonyms: contrary, perverse, restive, balky, wayward mean inclined to resist authority or control. contrary implies a temperamental unwillingness to accept orders or advice Example: a contrary child. perverse may imply wrongheaded, determined, or cranky opposition to what is reasonable or normal Example: a perverse, intractable critic. restive suggests unwillingness or inability to submit to discipline or follow orders Example: tired soldiers growing restive. balky suggests a refusing to proceed in a desired direction or course of action Example: a balky witness. wayward suggests strong-willed capriciousness and irregularity in behavior Example: a school for wayward youths. Synonym: see in addition opposite. III. adverb contrariwise, contrarily