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   contrast

   noun

   • 1. the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association: "the day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine" Similar differencedissimilaritydisparitydissimilitudedistinctioncontradistinctiondivergencevariancevariationdifferentiationcontradictionincongruityoppositionpolarityrare:unlikenessOpposite similarityresemblance
   • ▪ differences in colour, tone, or shape that contribute to the visual effect of a design or image: "match the trimming with one of the stronger colours in the pattern to provide contrast"
   • ▪ the difference between tones in a television picture, photograph, etc.: "careful adjustment of the contrast to suit the prevailing light is critical"
   • ▪ a thing or person having qualities noticeably different from another: "the castle is quite a contrast to other places where the singer has performed" Similar oppositeantithesisfoilcomplement

   verb

   • 1. differ strikingly: "his friend's success contrasted with his own failure" Similar differ frombe at variance withbe contrary toconflict withgo againstbe at odds withbe in opposition todisagree withclash withset offcomplementclash withinformal:scream atOpposite resembleechomatch
   • ▪ compare in such a way as to emphasize differences: "people contrasted her with her sister" Similar compareset side by sidejuxtaposemeasure againstdistinguish fromdifferentiate fromdraw a distinction betweenOpposite liken

   Word Origin late 17th century (as a term in fine art, in the sense ‘juxtapose so as to bring out differences in form and colour’): from French contraste (noun), contraster (verb), via Italian from medieval Latin contrastare, from Latin contra- ‘against’ + stare ‘stand’.

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   • 1. contrastive adjective

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   • English (US)

     contrast something with something If you contrast some of...

   • Contrasted

     CONTRASTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of...

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     CONTRAST translate: 差別，差異；對照，對比, 對照，對比, 形成對照；顯出明顯的差異. Learn...

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     CONTRAST translate: 差别，差异；对照，对比, 对照，对比, 形成对照；显出明显的差异. Learn...

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   To contrast something is to look for differences among two or more elements, but compare is to do the opposite, to look for similarities. It's easy to tell the difference if you remember that contrast comes from the Latin root contra , and means "against."