vis-à-vis

adjective, adverb

face to face; opposite

Etymology: Fr

1. face to face with; opposite
2. in comparison with
3. in relation to; with regard to

noun pl. vis′·-à-vis′-vēz′, -vē′

1. 1. a person who is face to face with another
   2. one's opposite number or counterpart
2. 1. an 18th-cent. and early 19th-cent. carriage with facing seats
   2. tête-à-tête ()