contrariness
Definitions
Noun
- Deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
- A fussy and eccentric disposition
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Words that sound like the term "contrariness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conspicuous | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | contemptuous | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | canariensis | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | carboniferous | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | combativeness | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | contagiousness | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | keratoconus | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "contrariness".
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| 1 | countries | 2 | 151 |
| 2 | contained | 2 | 60 |
| 3 | continues | 3 | 41 |
| 4 | contains | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | contrasts | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | container | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | contemporaries | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | containers | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | constrained | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | tardiness | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | contrarians | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | contrarian | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | constrains | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | containers' | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | container's | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | constraints | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | contagiousness | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | craziness | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | constrain | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | conradine | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 7
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
The Contrariness of Plea Bargaining in Juvenile Courts
Dec 3, 2019 Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
Dec 3, 2019 Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
Helen Macdonald: 'Am I refusing to read Bleak House out of sheer contrariness? Possibly'
Nov 13, 2020 The Guardian
Nov 13, 2020 The Guardian
H5N1 Bird Flu Isn’t a Human Pandemic—Yet. American Contrariness Could Turn It into One
Jun 5, 2024 Scientific American
Jun 5, 2024 Scientific American