Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Group Contrast Definition of Our Word


Contrast Definition

con·trast trast, kon-trast; n. kon-trast]
verb (used with object)
1.
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
verb (used without object)
2.
to exhibit unlikeness on comparison with something else; form a contrast.


Contrast
a striking exhibition of unlikeness.
6.
a person or thing that is strikingly unlike in comparison: The weather down here is a welcome contrast to what we're having back home.
7.
opposition or juxtaposition of different forms, lines, or colors in a work of art to intensify each element's properties and produce a more dynamic expressiveness.
8.
Photography . the relative difference between light and dark areas of a print or negative.

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