■ noun 'kɒntrα:st
1》 the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
↘the degree of difference between tones in a television picture, photograph, etc.
↘enhancement of the apparent brightness or clarity of a design provided by the juxtaposition of different colours or textures.
2》 a thing or person noticeably different from another.
■ verb kən'trα:st (often ~ with ) differ strikingly.
↘compare so as to emphasize differences.
Derivatives
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~ive adjective
~y adjective ( informal ).
Origin
C17: from Fr. ~e (n.), ~er (v.), via Ital. from med. L. ~are , from L. contra- 'against' + stare 'stand'.