contrast
cont
ˈkɑnt
kaant
rast
rÃĻst
rāst
/ˈkɒnˌtrɑːst/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "contrast"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ

differences in color or in brightness and darkness that an artist uses in a painting or photograph to create a special effect
contrast definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The landscape painting captured the contrast between the lush green fields and the stormy sky.
āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āĻĒ āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āϏāĻŦ⧁āϜ āĻļā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻ  āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻŦ⧈āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ¤ā§āϝ āϧāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ

the noticeable difference or opposition between two or more things that are compared
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There was a noticeable contrast between his cheerful demeanor and her somber mood.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāϖ⧁āĻļāĻŋ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŖā§āĻŖ āĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧈āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ

the difference in dark and light colors on a television screen
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The high contrast made the colors on the screen more vibrant.
āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ•āύāĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāύ⧇ āϰāĻ‚āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

a conceptual distinction between ideas or categories

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There is a contrast in theory and practice.
05

the action of distinguishing differences through comparison

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Analysts performed a contrast of the old and new policies.
01

āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to compare two people or things so that their differences are noticeable
Transitive: to contrast two people or things
to contrast definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you please contrast the main characters in the novel?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ?
02

āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to differ in a noticeable or obvious way
Intransitive: to contrast with sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her cheerful personality contrasts with his serious demeanor.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĢ⧁āĻ˛ā§āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§€āϰ āφāϚāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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