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contrast

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Synonyms: contract, contrist, contras, contrary, contact, contest, contra, contrasts, contrail, centrist, contrasty

Antonyms: contract, contrist, contras, contrary, contact, contest, contra, contrasts, contrail, centrist, contrasty

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|countable}} A difference in [[lightness]], [[brightness]] or [[hue]] between two colours that makes them more or less [[distinguishable]].
  2. {{lb|en|countable}} A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
  3. {{lb|en|countable}} Something that is opposite of or strikingly different from something else.
  4. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable|rhetoric}} [[antithesis|Antithesis]].
  5. {{lb|en|uncountable|medicine}} {{1|contrast medium}}

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between; to [[counterpoint]].
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive|often with {{m|en|with}}}} To form a contrast.

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