Noun

(contrarieties)

Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.

*, II.12:

*:What differences of sense and reason, what contrarietie of imaginations doth the diversitie of our passions present unto us?

* 1759 , (Laurence Sterne), The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman , Penguin 2003, p.61:

*:This contrariety of humours betwixt my father and my uncle, was the source of many a fraternal squabble.

* 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Treasure Island) :

*:The wind blowing steady and gentle from the south, thee was no contrariety between that and the current, and the billows rose and fell unbroken.

*2011 , Tim Blanning, "The reinvention of the night", Times Literary Supplement , 21 Sep.:

*:At the heart of his argument is the contrariety between day and night, light and dark.

Noun

(Preferans) (en noun)

The selection of one thing or person over others.

The option to so select, and the one selected.

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The state of being preferred over others.

A strong liking or personal valuation.

A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.

Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.