opposite

opposite — * * * opposite [ ɔpozit ] n. m. • 1325; adj. XIIIe; lat. oppositus « opposé » → opposé ♦ Vx Lieu, côté opposé; manière opposée. ♢ Mod. Loc. adv. À L OPPOSITE; loc. prép. À L OPPOSITE DE. Leurs maisons sont situées à l opposite l une de l autre,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

opposite — 1. adj. 1) расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный 2)противоположный; обратный; opposite poles opposite number лицо, занимающеетакую же должность в другом учреждении, государстве и т. п.; партнер, коллегаSyn: see contradictory 2.… …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Opposite — may refer to: Opposite (semantics), a word that means the opposite of a word Botany: a kind of arrangement of leaves Additive inverse, in mathematics, taking the negative ( opposite ) of a number Opposite category or dual category, in category… …   Wikipedia

opposite — I adjective absonant, adversarius, adverse, antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetic, antithetical, clashing, conflicting, contradictive, contradictory, contrarius, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, converse, counter, diametrically… …   Law dictionary

opposite — oppositely, adv. oppositeness, n. /op euh zit, sit/, adj. 1. situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.… …   Universalium

opposite — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere Date: 14th century 1. a. set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening line or space < opposite interior …   New Collegiate Dictionary

opposite — ˈɔpəzɪt 1. прил. 1) расположенный, находящийся напротив, противоположный 2) а) противоположный opposite poles Syn : contradictory, back, return б) обратный …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

opposite — op po*site ([o^]p p[ o]*z[i^]t or [o^]p p[ o]*s[i^]t), a. [F., fr. L. oppositus, p. p. of opponere. See {Opponent}.] 1. Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; often with to; as, a house opposite to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

opposite — 1. adjective /ˈɒpəzɪt,ˈɑpəsɪt/ a) located directly across from something else, or from each other She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road. b) facing in the other direction They were moving in opposite directions. 2 …   Wiktionary

OPPOSITE — s. des deux genres Ce mot, qui signifie Opposé, et qui est originairement adjectif, ne s emploie plus que substantivement, et il est peu usité. Ce caractère est l opposite, tout l opposite de l autre. Ce que vous soutenez aujourd hui est… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)