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Word: contrast (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • uncountable The degree of this difference.
  • countable A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.
  • countable A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
  • countable A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To form a contrast.
  • transitive To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between.

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