Sinhala Dictionary definitions for contrary
contrary 🔊 /kɑˈntɹɛɹi or kʌntɹɛˈɹi/
contrary : අහිතකර
contrary : ප්රත්යනික
contrary : විරුද්ධ වූ දේ
contrary : විරුද්ධ
contrary : විපරීතය
contrary : විරුද්ධව
contrary : පටහැනි
contrary : ප්රතිවිරුද්ධ
contrary : විපරීත
contrary : ප්රතිවිරෝධී
contrary : ප්රතිපක්ෂ
contrary : ප්රතිපක්ෂ වූ දේ
contrary : ප්රතීග
contrary : විසංවාදී
contrary : ප්රත්යනීකය
contrary : පටහැණි
contrary : ප්රත්යනීක
contrary : මුරණ්ඩු
contrary definition
Adjective.
- Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
- Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
- Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
- Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
Noun.
- A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
- An opponent; an enemy.
- the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1.
- See Contraries.