CONTRAST

I. verb see: stand Date: 1646 transitive verb to set off in ~ ; compare or appraise in respect to differences , intransitive verb to form a ~, see: compare ~able adjective ~ingly adverb II. noun Date: 1711 1. juxtaposition of dissimilar elements (as color, tone, or emotion) in a work of art, degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture, 2. the difference or degree of difference between things having similar or comparable natures , comparison of similar objects to set off their dissimilar qualities ; the state of being so compared , a person or thing that exhibits differences when compared with another