contralto
— Noun
– English
~ a woman singer having a contralto voice
contraption
— Noun
– English
~ a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contrapuntal
— Adjective
– English
~ having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
contrapuntal
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint; "contrapuntal base"
contrapuntist
— Noun
– English
~ a composer who specializes in counterpoint
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"