| contraries |
| Contraries | n. pl. [ Pl. of Contrary, n. ] (Logic) Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other. [ 1913 Webster ] If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| das Gegenteil | Gegenteile { pl } | im Gegenteil; vielmehr | ganz im Gegenteil | das genaue Gegenteil tun | the contrary | contraries | on the contrary | quite the contrary | to do completely the contrary [Add to Longdo] |
