'Contrast' definitions:
Definition of 'contrast'
(from WordNet)
noun
The opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast" [syn: contrast, direct contrast]
noun
The act of distinguishing by comparing differences
noun
A conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [syn: line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast]
noun
The perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
noun
The range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
verb
Put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
verb
To show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities" [syn: contrast, counterpoint]
Definition of 'Contrast'
From: GCIDE
- Contrast \Con"trast\ (k[o^]n"tr[.a]st), n. [F. contraste: cf. It. contrasto.]
- 1. The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities. [1913 Webster]
- place the prospect of the soul In sober contrast with reality. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison. [1913 Webster]
- The contrasts and resemblances of the seasons. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Fine Arts) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities. --Fairholt. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Contrast'
From: GCIDE
- Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Contrasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Contrasting.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See Stand.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. [1913 Webster]
- The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. --Lyell. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Contrast'
From: GCIDE
- Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. t.
- 1. To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Fine Arts) To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object. [1913 Webster]
- the figures of the groups must not be all on side . . . but must contrast each other by their several position. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'contrast'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allegory,
- analogize,
- analogy,
- antagonism,
- anteposition,
- antipathy,
- antithesis,
- arc lighting,
- assimilate,
- bad copy,
- bad likeness,
- balance,
- balancing,
- black and white,
- bracket,
- bring into analogy,
- bring into comparison,
- bump heads,
- camouflage,
- chiaroscuro,
- clashing,
- collate,
- collision,
- comparative anatomy,
- comparative degree,
- comparative grammar,
- comparative judgment,
- comparative linguistics,
- comparative literature,
- comparative method,
- compare,
- compare and contrast,
- compare with,
- comparing,
- comparison,
- conflict,
- confront,
- confrontation,
- confrontment,
- contend,
- contention,
- contradiction,
- contradistinction,
- contraindication,
- contrapose,
- contraposit,
- contraposition,
- contrariety,
- contrastiveness,
- correlation,
- counteract,
- counterpose,
- counterposition,
- cross-purposes,
- decorative lighting,
- departure,
- deviation,
- difference,
- differentiate,
- direct lighting,
- disaccord,
- disaccordance,
- disagreement,
- disconformity,
- discongruity,
- discordance,
- discrepancy,
- discreteness,
- discriminate,
- disguise,
- disparity,
- dissemblance,
- dissent,
- dissimilarity,
- dissimilation,
- dissimilitude,
- dissonance,
- distinction,
- distinctiveness,
- distinctness,
- distinguish,
- divergence,
- divergency,
- diversity,
- draw a comparison,
- draw a parallel,
- electric lighting,
- enlightenment,
- face,
- far cry,
- festoon lighting,
- floodlighting,
- fluorescent lighting,
- front,
- gaslighting,
- glow lighting,
- heterogeneity,
- highlights,
- hostility,
- illumination,
- inaccordance,
- incandescent lighting,
- incommensurability,
- incomparability,
- incompatibility,
- incongruity,
- inconsistency,
- inconsonance,
- indirect lighting,
- inequality,
- inharmoniousness,
- inharmony,
- inimicalness,
- irradiation,
- irreconcilability,
- juxtapose,
- lie opposite,
- light and shade,
- lighting,
- liken,
- liken to,
- likening,
- makeup,
- match,
- matching,
- measure against,
- meet head-on,
- mere caricature,
- metaphor,
- metaphorize,
- mixture,
- nonconformity,
- nonuniformity,
- odds,
- oppose,
- opposing,
- oppositeness,
- opposition,
- opposure,
- oppugnance,
- oppugnancy,
- otherness,
- overhead lighting,
- parallel,
- parallelism,
- perversity,
- place against,
- polar opposition,
- polarity,
- polarization,
- polarize,
- poor imitation,
- pose against,
- posing against,
- proportion,
- put in opposition,
- radiation,
- relate,
- relation,
- repugnance,
- run a comparison,
- separateness,
- set against,
- set in contrast,
- set in opposition,
- set off,
- set off against,
- set over against,
- showdown,
- simile,
- similitude,
- similize,
- spot lighting,
- stage lighting,
- stand opposed,
- stand opposite,
- strip lighting,
- subtend,
- tonality,
- trope of comparison,
- unconformity,
- unlikeness,
- unorthodoxy,
- unresemblance,
- unsameness,
- unsimilarity,
- variance,
- variation,
- variegation,
- variety,
- view together,
- weigh,
- weigh against,
- weighing