vis-à-vis
vis-à-vis
Definition
vis·-à-vis (vē′zə vē′)
adjective, adverb
face to face; opposite
Etymology: Fr
- face to face with; opposite
- in comparison with
- in relation to; with regard to
noun pl. vis′·-à-vis′-vēz′, -vē′
- a person who is face to face with another
- one's opposite number or counterpart
- an 18th-cent. and early 19th-cent. carriage with facing seats
- tête-à-tête ()
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