n.
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ˈkɒntrɑːst/
- the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
▸the degree of difference between tones in a television picture, photograph, etc.
▸enhancement of the apparent brightness or clarity of a design provided by the juxtaposition of different colours or textures.
- a thing or person noticeably different from another.
v.
/
kənˈtrɑːst/
(
often contrast with)
differ strikingly.
▸compare so as to emphasize differences.
Derivative
- contrasting adj.
- contrastingly adv.
- contrastive adj.
- contrasty adj. (informal).
Etymology
C17: from Fr. contraste (n.), contraster (v.), via Ital. from med. L. contrastare, from L. contra- ‘against’ + stare ‘stand’.