contrast

Meanings

Noun

• A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.
• A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
• Antithesis.

Verb

• To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between.
• To form a contrast.

Related

Opposite words

• liken

Origin

• From French contraster, from Italian contrastare, from Vulgar Latin *contrāstāre, from Latin contrā + stō