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Definition: AGAINST THE GRAIN

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. Against or across the direction of the fibers; hence, against one's wishes or tastes; unwillingly; unpleasantly; reluctantly; with difficulty. --Swift.--Saintsbury.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Extended Definition: AGAINST THE GRAIN


Against the Grain

Against the Grain may mean any of the following:

In broadcast media:

In music:

Books:

  • Against the Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood, edited by Bhob Stewart
  • Against the Grain, one English title of À rebours, a Symbolist novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans (Also known as Against Nature, the second English title)
  • Against the Grain: Biotechnology and the Corporate Takeover of Your Food, by Marc Lappe
  • Against the Grain: The New Criterion on Art and Intellect at the End of the Twentieth Century, edited by Hilton Kramer
  • Against the Grain: Southern Radicals and Prophets, 1929-1959, by Anthony P. Dunbar
  • Against the Grain: Agri-Environmental Reform in the United States and the European Union, by Clive Potter
  • Against the Grain: Parody, Satire, and Intertextuality in Russian Literature, edited by Janet G. Tucker
  • Against the Grain: New Anthology of Contemporary Austrian Prose, edited by Adolf Opel
  • Against the Grain: An Autobiography, by Boris Yeltsin
  • Against the Grain: An Irreverent View of Alberta, by Catherine Ford
  • Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization, by Richard Manning

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Topics by Level of Interest: AGAINST THE GRAIN

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Against the Grain 42     Against the Grain 42
Against the Grain (Bad Religion album) 18     Against the Grain (Acoustic Alchemy album) 7
Ashes Against the Grain 13     Against the Grain (Bad Religion album) 18
Against the Grain (Acoustic Alchemy album) 7     Against the Grain (Rory Gallagher album) 6
Against the Grain (Rory Gallagher album) 6     Against the Grain (series) 3
Against the Grain (Snakefinger album) 4     Against the Grain (Snakefinger album) 4
Against the Grain (series) 3     Ashes Against the Grain 13
Don't Go Against the Grain 3     Don't Go Against the Grain 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: AGAINST THE GRAIN

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Albanian bie ndesh me parimet (against the grain). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Arnaut bie ndesh me parimet (against the grain). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski против установеното (against the grain), срещу правилата (against the grain). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) protiv ustanovenoto (against the grain), sreshchu pravilata (against the grain). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Baseclois défoutant (antagonizing, against the grain, annoy, antagonize, balking). Additional references: Baseclois, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Beaujolais marotian (savage, wild, stubborn, feral, gruff), cabochon (pigheaded, against the grain, hardheaded, mule, opinionated). Additional references: Beaujolais, France, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian proti srsti (against the grain, against the hair), odpuzující (repellent, repulsive, harsh, against the grain, grim), odporný (hateful, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, detestable). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese contratempo (mishap, setback, accident, against the grain, annoyance), contra o meu feitio (against the grain). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian против установеното (against the grain), срещу правилата (against the grain). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) protiv ustanovenoto (against the grain), sreshchu pravilata (against the grain). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Capeverdian runhu (severe, fierce, strict, ferocious, sadistic), ki sta ku tema (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, mulish, wilful). Additional references: Capeverdian, France, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina proti srsti (against the grain, against the hair), odpuzující (repellent, repulsive, harsh, against the grain, grim), odporný (hateful, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, detestable). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Champenois raide comme un fuseau (inflexible, rigid, unyielding, adamant, against the grain). Additional references: Champenois, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 逆紋 (across the grain, against the grain). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse inchjuccutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), ostinatu (inveterate, stubborn, against the grain, compulsive, deep rooted), zuffutu (stubborn, against the grain, hardheaded, mule, mulish), capiduru (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), caprone (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), caprunatu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), chjuccutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), cuntrariu (opposite, opponent, reverse, hostile, contrary), cuticutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), duru (hard, steep, stiff, stale, abrupt). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi inchjuccutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), ostinatu (inveterate, stubborn, against the grain, compulsive, deep rooted), zuffutu (stubborn, against the grain, hardheaded, mule, mulish), capiduru (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), caprone (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), caprunatu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), chjuccutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), cuntrariu (opposite, opponent, reverse, hostile, contrary), cuticutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), duru (hard, steep, stiff, stale, abrupt). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican inchjuccutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), ostinatu (inveterate, stubborn, against the grain, compulsive, deep rooted), zuffutu (stubborn, against the grain, hardheaded, mule, mulish), capiduru (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), caprone (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), caprunatu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), chjuccutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), cuntrariu (opposite, opponent, reverse, hostile, contrary), cuticutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), duru (hard, steep, stiff, stale, abrupt). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso inchjuccutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), ostinatu (inveterate, stubborn, against the grain, compulsive, deep rooted), zuffutu (stubborn, against the grain, hardheaded, mule, mulish), capiduru (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), caprone (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), caprunatu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), chjuccutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), cuntrariu (opposite, opponent, reverse, hostile, contrary), cuticutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), duru (hard, steep, stiff, stale, abrupt). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu inchjuccutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), ostinatu (inveterate, stubborn, against the grain, compulsive, deep rooted), zuffutu (stubborn, against the grain, hardheaded, mule, mulish), capiduru (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), caprone (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), caprunatu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), chjuccutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), cuntrariu (opposite, opponent, reverse, hostile, contrary), cuticutu (stubborn, obstinate, against the grain, balky, bullish), duru (hard, steep, stiff, stale, abrupt). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech proti srsti (against the grain, against the hair), odpuzující (repellent, repulsive, harsh, against the grain, grim), odporný (hateful, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, detestable). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch eigensinnig (obstinate, stubborn, wayward, independant, opinionated), gegen die Faser (against the grain). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch bokkig (shameless, surly, pouting, sulky, sullen), koppig (stubborn, obstinate, stubbornly, bullet-headed, cussed). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Eesti vastu toime (against the grain). Additional references: Eesti, Estonia, Finland, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Estonian vastu toime (against the grain). Additional references: Estonian, Estonia, Finland, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish vastahakoisesti (against the grain, reluctantly, unwillingly). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Forézien dornia (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, mulish, pertinacious), chani (cold, sour, chilly, frigid, bleak). Additional references: Forézien, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Français contre le fil (across the grain, against the grain), à contre-fil (across the grain, against the grain), a rebours (against the grain, backward), réticent (reticent, reluctant, against the grain, cagey, cagy), obstiné (obstinate, stubborn, dogged, obdurate, persistent), inflexible (inflexible, unbending, unyielding, adamant, inexorable), en travers de la fibre (against the grain), contrariant (annoying, antagonizing, vexing, contrary, perverse), buté (stopped, against the grain, dour, mulish, obstinate). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
French contre le fil (across the grain, against the grain), à contre-fil (across the grain, against the grain), a rebours (against the grain, backward), réticent (reticent, reluctant, against the grain, cagey, cagy), obstiné (obstinate, stubborn, dogged, obdurate, persistent), inflexible (inflexible, unbending, unyielding, adamant, inexorable), en travers de la fibre (against the grain), contrariant (annoying, antagonizing, vexing, contrary, perverse), buté (stopped, against the grain, dour, mulish, obstinate). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
German eigensinnig (obstinate, stubborn, wayward, independant, opinionated), gegen die Faser (against the grain). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek κάθετα προς τα νερά (against the grain), αντίθετα με τα νερά (against the grain). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) katheta pros ta nera (against the grain), anditheta me ta nera (against the grain). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew בנגוד לטבעו (against the grain). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
High German eigensinnig (obstinate, stubborn, wayward, independant, opinionated), gegen die Faser (against the grain). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch eigensinnig (obstinate, stubborn, wayward, independant, opinionated), gegen die Faser (against the grain). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian nem szívesen (against the grain, reluctantly), kedve ellenére (against the grain), árral szember (against the grain). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian di malavoglia (grudgingly, against the grain, grumblingly, gruntingly, on sufferance), contro la propria inclinazione (against the grain, against the hair), controvoglia (against one's will, unwillingly, against the grain). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit בנגוד לטבעו (against the grain). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Langadoc testard (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, mulish, wilful), rébroussié (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim), reboussier (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim). Additional references: Langadoc, France, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Languedoc testard (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, mulish, wilful), rébroussié (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim), reboussier (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim). Additional references: Languedoc, France, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Languedocien testard (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, mulish, wilful), rébroussié (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim), reboussier (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim). Additional references: Languedocien, France, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Lengadoucian testard (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, mulish, wilful), rébroussié (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim), reboussier (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim). Additional references: Lengadoucian, France, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Lorrain toca (stubborn, cunning, furtive, obstinate, underhand), rebrohhoux (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim), rebeuhh (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim), raibrechoux (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim), entordu (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, pertinacious, pigheaded). Additional references: Lorrain, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Lyonnais catolle (talkative, chatty, stubborn, loquacious, obstinate), catole (talkative, chatty, stubborn, loquacious, obstinate), cabochon (head, pate, top, apex, cheeks). Additional references: Lyonnais, France, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar nem szívesen (against the grain, reluctantly), kedve ellenére (against the grain), árral szember (against the grain). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Malagasy ditra (pigheaded, acedia, against the grain, difference of opinion, hardheaded). Additional references: Malagasy, Madagascar, Comoros Islands, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Malgache ditra (pigheaded, acedia, against the grain, difference of opinion, hardheaded). Additional references: Malgache, Madagascar, Comoros Islands, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Norman ambitieux (stubborn, proud, arrogant, obstinate, haughty). Additional references: Norman, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Occitani testard (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, mulish, wilful), rébroussié (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim), reboussier (cantankerous, against the grain, crabbed, crabby, grim). Additional references: Occitani, France, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois de Haute-Provence testard (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, mulish, wilful). Additional references: Patois de Haute-Provence, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois of Drucourt caboche (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, pertinacious, pigheaded). Additional references: Patois of Drucourt, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois of Velay affortant (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, pertinacious, pigheaded). Additional references: Patois of Velay, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois Stephanois brequin (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, mulish, wilful). Additional references: Patois Stephanois, France, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese contratempo (mishap, setback, accident, annoyance, backset), contra o meu feitio (against the grain). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi motspänstigt (against the grain, obstinate, recalcitrant, refractory), mot luggen (against the grain), gensträvigt (against the grain, obstinate), gensträvig (refractory, against the grain, obstinate). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian против шерсти (against the grain, against the hair), не по нутру (against the grain). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) protiv shersti (against the grain, against the hair), ne po nutru (against the grain). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki против шерсти (against the grain, against the hair), не по нутру (against the grain). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) protiv shersti (against the grain, against the hair), ne po nutru (against the grain). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Saami vuostegulgii (against the grain, the wrong way). Additional references: Saami, Norway, Sweden, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Sakalava maditra (pigheaded, against the grain, hardheaded, opinionated, ornery). Additional references: Sakalava, Madagascar, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Scots Gaelic an aghaidh a' ranna (against the grain). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) uz dlaku (against the grain, against the hair). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Shkip bie ndesh me parimet (against the grain). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqip bie ndesh me parimet (against the grain). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqiperë bie ndesh me parimet (against the grain). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Skchip bie ndesh me parimet (against the grain). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak proti srsti (against the grain, against the hair), odporný (abominable, against the grain, damnable, disgusting, distasteful). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian proti srsti (against the grain, against the hair), odporný (abominable, against the grain, damnable, disgusting, distasteful). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish a contrapelo (against the grain, against the hair, the wrong way, in support of the second version suggested above), cuesta arriba (uphill, against the grain, up grade, upwards), contra la inclinación de uno (against the grain). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Malagasy ditra (pigheaded, acedia, against the grain, difference of opinion, hardheaded). Additional references: Standard Malagasy, Madagascar, Comoros Islands, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea vastahakoisesti (against the grain, reluctantly, unwillingly). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi vastahakoisesti (against the grain, reluctantly, unwillingly). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska motspänstigt (against the grain, obstinate, recalcitrant, refractory), mot luggen (against the grain), gensträvigt (against the grain, obstinate), gensträvig (refractory, against the grain, obstinate). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish motspänstigt (against the grain, obstinate, recalcitrant, refractory), mot luggen (against the grain), gensträvigt (against the grain, obstinate), gensträvig (refractory, against the grain, obstinate). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Tosk bie ndesh me parimet (against the grain). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish tersine (athwart, backward, backwards, conversely, against the grain), isteksizce (unwillingly, reluctantly, against the grain, grudgingly, halfheartedly). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Vaudois grinchu (against the grain). Additional references: Vaudois, France, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
West Indies French rosse (stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, mulish, pertinacious), raide (hard, dry, severe, difficult, strict). Additional references: West Indies French, Caribbean, against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
Zhgabe bie ndesh me parimet (against the grain). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), against the grain. (volunteer & more translations)
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