Words in english starting with C

• contrarian — Noun – English ～ an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
• contrariety — Noun – English ～ the relation between contraries
• contrarily — Adverb – English ～ in a contrary disobedient manner
• contrarily — Adverb – English ～ contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
• contrariness — Noun – English ～ a fussy and eccentric disposition
• contrariness — Noun – English ～ deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
• contrarious — Adjective – English ～ difficult to deal with
• contrariwise — Adverb – English ～ in a contrary disobedient manner
• contrariwise — Adverb – English ～ contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
• contrariwise — Adverb – English ～ with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa"
• contrary — Adjective – English ～ resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
• contrary — Adjective – English ～ very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
• contrary — Adjective – English ～ in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
• contrary — Adjective – English ～ of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
• contrary — Noun – English ～ a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
• contrary — Noun – English ～ a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
• contrary — Noun – English ～ exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
• contras — Noun – English ～ a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States
• contrast — Verb – English ～ to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
• contrast — Verb – English ～ put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"

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