contrast
/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.46 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A difference in lightness, brightness or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.
Uncountable
noun
A difference in lightness, brightness or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.
Countable
verb
To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between; to counterpoint.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "The red and the orange don't have much contrast between them — I can hardly tell them apart."
- "Ohh, you can't fool me. This thing's top of the line! It's got two contrast knobs!"
- "Israel is a country of many contrasts."
- "The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it."
- "... there is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast."
- "Why this denunciation of idolatry at this point? And why are Shabbat and the sanctuary mentioned as contrasts to idol worship?"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: contraster, contrāstō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/
- British English: /kənˈtɹɑːst/