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contrastable
Variant of contrast
transitive verb
to compare so as to point out the differences; set off against one another
intransitive verb
to show differences when compared; form a contrast
noun
- a contrasting or being contrasted
- a difference, esp. a striking difference, between things being compared
- a person or thing showing differences when compared with another
- the effect of a striking difference, as in color or tone, of adjacent parts of a painting, photograph, video-screen image, etc.
Related Forms:
- contrastable adjective
- contrastive adjective
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