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contrast
[kuhn-trast, kon-trast, kon-trast]
verb (used with object)
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of.
Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
to show striking difference when compared with or viewed alongside something else.
Youth leadership on the issue contrasts with government inaction.
The blue of the wood trim contrasts nicely with the pale yellow walls.
Linguistics.Ģżto differ in a way that can serve to distinguish meanings.
The sounds (p) and (b) contrast in the words āpinā and ābin.ā
noun
a striking difference.
The study revealed interesting contrasts between people who regularly read books and those who don't.
a person or thing that is strikingly different in comparison.
The weather down here is a welcome contrast to what we're having back home.
opposition or juxtaposition of different formal elements in a work of art, music, or literature to intensify each element's properties and make the work more dynamically expressive.
The artist makes effective use of color contrast in the illustrations.
Thereās a stark contrast of tempo in the sonataās two movements.
the act of comparing people or things so as to draw attention to striking differences between them.
Each essay topic involves the contrast of two of the novels studied in the course.
Photography.Ģżthe relative difference between light and dark areas of a print, digital photograph, or negative.
the brightness ratio of the lightest to the darkest part of the screen image on a television, computer, or other electronic device.
Linguistics.Ģża difference between linguistic elements, especially sounds, that can serve to distinguish meanings.
contrast
verb
(often foll by with) to distinguish or be distinguished by comparison of unlike or opposite qualities
noun
distinction or emphasis of difference by comparison of opposite or dissimilar things, qualities, etc (esp in the phrases by contrast, in contrast to or with )
a person or thing showing notable differences when compared with another
(in painting) the effect of the juxtaposition of different colours, tones, etc
(of a photographic emulsion) the degree of density measured against exposure used
the extent to which adjacent areas of an optical image, esp on a television screen or in a photographic negative or print, differ in brightness
psychol the phenomenon that when two different but related stimuli are presented close together in space and/or time they are perceived as being more different than they really are
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- contrastable adjective
- contrastably adverb
- contrastingly adverb
- quasi-contrasted adjective
- uncontrastable adjective
- uncontrastably adverb
- uncontrasted adjective
- uncontrasting adjective
- well-contrasted adjective
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- ³¦“Ē²ŌĖ³Ł°ł²¹²õ³Ł¾±±¹±š±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of contrast1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of contrast1
Idioms and Phrases
stand in contrast to / with, to show a striking difference when compared to or with.
The actorās on-screen gun violence stands in contrast to her real-life persona as an advocate for gun control.
in contrast, in comparison to something that is the opposite or strikingly different in some respect.
In contrast to personal computers, which are rare in that country, cell phones are widely available and even most children have their own.
by contrast. by contrast.
compare and contrast. compare and contrast.
Example Sentences
By contrast, he says there's "something intangible but amazing about cinema" and other collective human experiences.
This isnāt simply a rebuttal to the reemergence of Y2K āthin is back inā aesthetics, though it does stand in striking contrast.
"By contrast, our Labour government is already investing far more than the Tories ever did into forces housing, to fix the long-term decline and deliver homes fit for heroes," the spokesperson added.
The contrast to the maximalism of his previous albums was compared to Bob Dylan going electric, only in reverse.
The European Union, by contrast, requires drugs made in India and China to be checked for quality on EU soil.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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