HyperDic: contradictoriness

English > 1 sense of the word contradictoriness:
NOUNrelationcontradictorinessthe relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist
English > contradictoriness: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
MeaningThe relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist.
Narrowerincompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistency, repugnanceThe relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
Broaderopposition, oppositenessThe relation between opposed entities
Adjectivescontradictoryof words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
contradictoryunable to be both true at the same time
contradictoryin disagreement

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