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opposite definition
op·po·site (äp′ə zit, -sit)
adjective
- set against, facing, or back to back; at the other end or side; in a contrary position or direction: often with to
- characterized by hostility or resistance
- different in every way; exactly contrary; antithetical
- Bot.
- growing in pairs, but separated by a stem
- having one part on the same radius as another, as a stamen in front of a petal
Etymology: OFr < L oppositus, pp. of opponere: see opponent
noun
anything opposed or opposite
adverb
on opposing sides or in an opposite position
- facing; across from
- Theater in a complementary role (of the opposite sex) to he played opposite her
Related Forms:
- oppositely op′·po·sitely adverb
- oppositeness op′·po·site·ness noun
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