contrariorum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →contrarium, contrarii:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Literature
opposite (quantity), reverse/contrary (fact/argument); argument from contraries;; opposite direction; antithesis; contrast; [ex ~ => on the contrary/other hand];
gen. pl. - Entry →contrarius, contraria, contrarium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
opposite, contrary, in contradiction; antithetical; opposed/hostile/adverse;; incompatible; reversed, inverted; reciprocal, mutual; counterbalancing;
gen. pl. (m.)gen. pl. (n.) - Entry →contrarius, contrarii:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
opponent, adversary; antagonist;
gen. pl.
Examples
- M
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...tollatur medicina, quae ex obseruatione salubrium atque his contrariorum reperta est et, ut quibusdam placet, tota constat experimentis..." - M
Liber Quartus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...quarum, inquit, artium summae crescere possunt, earum etiam contrariorum summa poterit augeri; ad virtutis autem summam accedere nihil..."
