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English to English noun
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the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared |  | Example: in contrast to
by contrast
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the act of distinguishing by comparing differences | | source: wordnet30
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a conceptual separation or distinction | | Example: there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity
source: wordnet30
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the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors | | source: wordnet30
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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) | | source: wordnet30
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The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities. | | source: webster1913
verb
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put in opposition to show or emphasize differences | | Example: The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student
source: wordnet30
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to show differences when compared; be different | | Example: the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities
source: wordnet30
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To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
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