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Britannica Dictionary definition of CONTRAST. 1. [no object] : to be different especially in a way that is very obvious. Her black dress and the white background contrast sharply. — often + with. Her black dress contrasts sharply with the white background. Her actions contrasted with her promises. 2. [+ object] : to compare (two people or ...
CONTRAST - Synonyms, related words and examples | Cambridge English Thesaurus
Definition of Contrast. Contrast is a rhetorical device through which writers identify differences between two subjects, places, persons, things, or ideas. Simply, it is a type of opposition between two objects, highlighted to emphasize their differences. Contrast comes from the Latin word, contra stare, meaning to stand against.
Synonyms for CONTRAST: difference, distinctness, distinctiveness, diversity, distinction, disparity, dissimilarity, distance; Antonyms of CONTRAST: similarity ...
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 more in the Cambridge English-Chinese simplified Dictionary.
1 [countable, uncountable] a difference between two or more people or things that you can see clearly when they are compared or put close together; the fact of comparing two or more things in order to show the differences between them contrast (between A and B) There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West. contrast (to somebody/something) The company lost $7 million this ...
contrast ⇒ vi. (be very different) contrastare (con), essere in contrasto (con) vi. Compared with the bright paintings, the black sketch contrasts sharply. In confronto ai dipinti chiari, il bozzetto nero contrasta nettamente. contrast with [sth] vi + prep. (colour: be complementary) (colori) contrastare con vi.
