Contrariness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contrariness \Con"tra*ri*ness\, n.
     state or quality of being contrary; opposition;
     inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  contrariness
       n 1: deliberate unruliness [syn: {perversity}, {perverseness}]
       2: a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: {crankiness}, {crotchetiness},
           {grumpiness}]