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List of meaning for contrast

to differ greatly

contrast, direct contrast(noun)

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

"in contrast to", "by contrast"

contrast(noun)

the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast(noun)

a conceptual separation or distinction

"there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"

contrast(noun)

the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

contrast(verb)

the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)

contrast(verb)

put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

"The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"

contrast, counterpoint(verb)

to show differences when compared; be different

"the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

the quality or state of being different

the contrast between the two approaches to the problem of overeating could not be greater

to be unlike; to not be the same

her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday

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