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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•tith•e•sis /ænˈtɪθəsɪs/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses /-ˌsiz/.USA pronunciation - [uncountable] opposition; contrast: the antithesis of right and wrong.
- [countable* often: the + ~ + of] the direct opposite: Her strength was the very antithesis of cowardice.
an•ti•thet•i•cal /ˌæntəˈθɛtɪkəl/USA pronunciation an•ti•thet•ic, adj. an•ti•thet•i•cal•ly, adv. See -thes-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•tith•e•sis (an tith′ə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation - opposition;
contrast:the antithesis of right and wrong. - the direct opposite (usually fol. by of or to):Her behavior was the very antithesis of cowardly.
- Rhetoric
- the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas, as in "Give me liberty or give me death.''
- the second sentence or part thus set in opposition, as "or give me death.''
- PhilosophySee under Hegelian dialectic.
- Greek: opposition, equivalent. to anti(ti)thé(nai) to oppose + -sis -sis. See anti-, thesis
- Latin
- 1520–30
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged opposite, reverse.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: antithesis /ænˈtɪθɪsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/)- the exact opposite
- contrast or opposition
- the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, phrases, or words so as to produce an effect of balance, such as my words fly up, my thoughts remain below
Etymology: 15th Century: via Latin from Greek: a setting against, from anti- + tithenai to place |