- oppositeness
- noun see opposite I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
oppositeness
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Oppositeness — Op po*site*ness, n. The quality or state of being opposite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oppositeness — index antipode, contradiction, contradistinction, difference, dissent (difference of opinion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
oppositeness — See oppositely. * * * … Universalium
oppositeness — noun The state or condition of being opposite … Wiktionary
oppositeness — É‘pÉ™zɪtnɪs / É’p n. contradiction; state of being opposed to … English contemporary dictionary
oppositeness — op·po·site·ness … English syllables
oppositeness — noun the relation between opposed entities • Syn: ↑opposition • Derivationally related forms: ↑opposite • Hypernyms: ↑relation • Hyponyms: ↑antipode, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Relational oppositeness — In linguistics the term relational oppositeness refers to the relationship between two words which seem to be opposites of each other but in fact actually imply each other. For example own and belong are relational opposites i.e. A owns B is the… … Wikipedia
Otherness — Oth er*ness, n. The quality or state of being other or different; alterity; oppositeness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
opposite — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere Date: 14th century 1. a. set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening line or space < opposite interior … New Collegiate Dictionary
