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Word entry · 8 letters

contrast

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"Shown difference"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /kənˈtɹɑːst/Part of speech noun, verbSorted acnorsttStarts with CEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

Word origin

From French contraster, from Latin contrāstāre (“to resist", "to withstand”), from contrā (“against”) + stō, stāre (“to stand”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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