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oppositeness
Variant of opposite
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
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 adverb
- oppositeness noun
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