opposite
1opposite — [ ɔpozit ] n. m. • 1325; adj. XIIIe; lat. oppositus « opposé » → opposé ♦ Vx Lieu, côté opposé; manière opposée. ♢ Mod. Loc. adv. À L OPPOSITE; loc. prép. À L OPPOSITE DE. Leurs maisons sont situées à l opposite l une de l autre, en face. ⇒ vis à …
2opposite — Ⅰ. opposite UK US /ˈɒpəzɪt/ adjective ► completely different: opposite to sth »This year s conference is completely opposite to last year s, which was very poorly attended. »The new rates of pay were intended to increase staff morale, but they… …
3opposite# — opposite n contradictory, contrary, antithesis, antipode, antonym (see under OPPOSITE adj) opposite adj Opposite, contradictory, contrary, antithetical, antipodal, antipodean, antonymous are comparable chiefly as applied to abstractions and as… …
4opposite — op po*site ([o^]p p[ o]*z[i^]t or [o^]p p[ o]*s[i^]t), a. [F., fr. L. oppositus, p. p. of opponere. See {Opponent}.] 1. Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; often with to; as, a house opposite to the… …
5Opposite — may refer to: Opposite (semantics), a word that means the opposite of a word Botany: a kind of arrangement of leaves Additive inverse, in mathematics, taking the negative ( opposite ) of a number Opposite category or dual category, in category… …
6Opposite — Op po*site, n. 1. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The opposites of this day s strife. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is opposed or contrary in character or meaning; as, sweetness and its opposite; up is the… …
7opposite — I adjective absonant, adversarius, adverse, antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetic, antithetical, clashing, conflicting, contradictive, contradictory, contrarius, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, converse, counter, diametrically… …
8opposite to — index contra Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9opposite — late 14c., placed on the other side of (something), from O.Fr. oposite (13c.), from L. oppositus, pp. of opponere set against (see OPPONENT (Cf. opponent)). Meaning contrary in nature or character is from 1570s …
10opposite — op|po|site1 W2S2 [ˈɔpəzıt US ˈa:p ] prep 1.) especially BrE if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other ▪ The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar. ▪ on the wall opposite the door see usage note ↑front1 2.)… …
