Definition of CONTRARIETY

contrariety

Plural: contrarieties

Noun

  • the relation between contraries
  • Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French contrariété, from Late Latin contrarietas, from contrarius, from Latin contra (“against”). By surface analysis, contrary + -ety.

Scrabble Score: 16

contrariety: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
contrariety: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
contrariety: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

contrariety: valid Words With Friends Word