The verb contrast means to show a difference, like photos that reveal how much weight someone lost by contrasting the "before" and "after" shots.
To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.
Noun
the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
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)
Noun
the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
Noun
a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
Noun
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
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"
v. i.
To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference,
unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
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.
n.
The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted;
comparison by contrariety of qualities.
n.
Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities;
unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison.
n.
The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by
such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities.
Contrast
The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars.
Contrast
the figures of the groups must not be all on side . . . but must contrast each other by their several position.
To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.
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;
Usage Examples
I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast between the beauty of the past and the ugliness of the modern is nowhere sharper than in China.
I try to contrast life today is full of contrast... We have to change.
A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.
Marimba is much more of a wood-type experience and there is no real possibility of getting a dry sound, and getting that contrast in the same way that you can in a vibraphone.
The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.
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Other Usage ExamplesIn sharp contrast to the idea that this stage of life is enviable, we hear high levels of anxiety about getting old, anxieties about health, mobility, access to facilities, simple routine care and attention.
For many in baseball September is a month of stark contrast with April, when everyone had dared to hope. If baseball is a lot like life, as pundits declare, it is because life is more about losing than winning.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
I'm fascinated by the journey that an intelligent and an ambitious woman makes in the professional world in contrast to the journey that a man of similar ambition, of similar intelligence makes. What sort of concessions does a woman have to make? Does she have to work 20 percent harder than a man?
As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the richest source that nature can offer.
There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.
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