opposition vs contrariety

contrariety vs opposition

opposition and contrariety both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
opposition	Yes	No	No	No
contrariety	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, contrariety is a hyponym of opposition; that is, contrariety is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than opposition:

opposition: the relation between opposed entities
contrariety: the relation between contraries

Other hyponyms of opposition include antipode, antithesis, conflict, contrast, direct contrast, flip side, mutual opposition, polarity, gradable opposition, polarity, sign, ungradable opposition, contradictoriness, contradiction, contrary, tertium quid, contrary, opposite, reverse, inverse, opposite, antagonism.

opposition (noun)	contrariety (noun)
the act of hostile groups opposing each other	the relation between contraries
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
a body of people united in opposing something
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
a contestant that you are matched against
a direction opposite to another
the relation between opposed entities

Difference between opposition and contrariety

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