contrast

Words with a similar base: contrast, direct_contrast

'contrast'

[contrast.n.01] as in: the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; ,

Examples:
in contrast to
by contrast

'contrast'

[contrast.n.02] as in: the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

'contrast'

[line.n.29] as in: a conceptual separation or distinction

Examples:
there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity

'contrast'

[contrast.n.04] as in: the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

'contrast'

[contrast.n.05] as in: 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)

'contrast'

[contrast.v.01] as in: put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

Examples:
The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student

'contrast'

[contrast.v.02] as in: to show differences when compared; be different

Examples:
the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities

Origins

					contrast (English)
└── contraster (French)
    └── contrastare (Italian)
        ├── contra- (Italian)
        └── stare (Italian)
            └── stare (Latin)

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