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What (who) is Opposite - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Opposites; Opposite (disambiguation)
opposite
¦ adjective
1. situated on the other or further side; facing.
(of angles) between opposite sides of the intersection of two lines.
Botany (of leaves or shoots) arising in pairs at the same level on opposite sides of the stem.
2. completely different.
being the other of a contrasted pair: the opposite ends of the price range.
¦ noun an opposite person or thing.
¦ adverb in an opposite position.
¦ preposition
1. in a position opposite to.
2. (of a leading actor) co-starring beside.
Phrases
the opposite sex women in relation to men or vice versa.
Derivatives
oppositely adverb
oppositeness noun
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. oppositus, opponere 'set against'.
opposite
I
adj. (BE) opposite to
USAGE NOTE: When opposite means 'facing', it can be an adjective in BE -- her house is opposite to ours. More usu., opposite is used as a preposition in both BE and AE -- her house is opposite ours. When opposite means 'diametrically' opposed, it is used only in BE as an adjective -- her opinions are opposite to ours.
II
n.
1) a direct opposite
2) an opposite of, to
3) (misc.) opposites attract
opposite
(opposites)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If one thing is opposite another, it is on the other side of a space from it.
Jennie had sat opposite her at breakfast.
PREP
•
Opposite is also an adverb.
He looked up at the buildings opposite, but could see no open window...
ADV: usu n ADV, ADV after v
2.
The opposite side or part of something is the side or part that is furthest away from you.
...the opposite corner of the room.
= far
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
Opposite is used to describe things of the same kind which are completely different in a particular way. For example, north and south are opposite directions, and winning and losing are opposite results in a game.
All the cars driving in the opposite direction had their headlights on...
I should have written the notes in the opposite order...
ADJ: usu ADJ n, also v-link ADJ to n, v-link ADJ
4.
The opposite of someone or something is the person or thing that is most different from them.
Ritter was a very complex man but Marius was the opposite, a simple farmer...
Well, whatever he says you can bet he's thinking the opposite...
N-COUNT: usu the N, oft the N of n
Wikipedia
Opposite
Opposite or Opposites may refer to:
- Opposite (semantics), a word that means the reverse of a word
- Opposite (leaf), an arrangement of leaves on a stem
- Opposite (mathematics), the negative of a number; numbers that, when added, yield zero
- "The Opposite", a 1994 episode of Seinfeld
Examples of use of Opposite
1. The opposite holds true for such public expression between members of the opposite sex.
2. For the opposite take on the city, go to the opposite side of downtown.
3. Freedom bothers them, because their ideology is the opposite of liberty, it‘s the opposite of freedom.
4. Freedom bothers them, because their ideology is the opposite of liberty, its the opposite of freedom.
5. Jordanian authorities said the opposite was true.