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21Contrast — Con trast (k[o^]n tr[.a]st), n. [F. contraste: cf. It. contrasto.] 1. The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities. [1913 Webster] place the prospect of the soul In sober contrast with reality.… …
22Contrast — Contrast, das Abstechende, der Abstich, ist nicht reiner Gegensatz, sondern das Nebeneinanderstellen mehrerer Gegenstände zum Zwecke der Vergleichung, des Hervorhebens Eines oder des Andern. Häßlich ist z. B. der Contrast von schön; wird nun ein… …
23Contrast (Emi Maria album) — Contrast Studio album by Emi Maria Released March 3, 2010 Recorded 2009 2010 Genre R B, Pop …
24Contrast Rocks — (54°4′S 36°57′W / 54.067°S 36.95°W / 54.067; 36.95) is a small group of rocks 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) east of Antarctic Point, along the north coast of South Georgia. Charted and named in the period 1926 30 by …
25contrast — n *comparison, collation, parallel, antithesis Analogous words: distinction, difference, divergence, divergency, *dis similarity, unlikeness: conflict, *discord contrast vb *compare, collate …
26contrast — [n] difference adverse, antithesis, comparison, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, converse, differentiation, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divergence, diversity, foil,… …
27contrast — [kən trast′; ] for n. [ kän′trast΄] vt. [Fr contraster < It & VL * contrastare, to withstand < L contra, against + stare, to STAND] to compare so as to point out the differences; set off against one another vi. to show differences when… …
28Contrast — (v. lat.), 1) Abstich; 2) die Aufmerksamkeit erregende Nebeneinanderstellung einander widerstrebender Sinnenvorstellungen unter einem u. demselben Begriffe, wodurch das Eigenthümliche einer jeden um desto stärker hervortritt. Der C. versetzt die… …
29Contrast — Contrast, der Gegensatz, in dem sich verschiedene Dinge zu einander befinden; kommt in den verschiedenen Lebensverhältnissen und in den redenden und bildenden Künsten vor; contrastiren, im C. sein …
30contrast — I verb appose, bring into comparison, comparare, compare by observing differences, compare to, compare with, confront, differ, differentiate, discrepare, discriminate, distinguish, distinguish between, draw a comparison, exhibit the differences… …
