juxtaposition

ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃən

Definition

Definition of juxtaposition - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

comparison

TECH.

placing things side by side for comparison

TECH.

The juxtaposition of colors made the painting vibrant.

alignment

collocation

comparison

contrast

TECH.

close placement of contrasting ideas for effect

TECH.

The speech used juxtaposition to highlight differences in opinion.

contrast

juxtaposing

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in juxtaposition

adj.

placed side by side to invite comparison or highlight contrast

The two paintings in juxtaposition seemed to tell a shared story.

Origin of juxtaposition

Latin, juxta (next to) + positio (position)

Examples of juxtaposition in a sentence

In literature, the juxtaposition of contrasting characters adds depth.
The artist's work is a juxtaposition of light and dark.
Juxtaposition in the novel emphasized cultural contrasts.

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French:juxtaposition, ...
German:Gegenüberstellung, ...
Italian:giustapposizione, contrapposizione, ...
Spanish:yuxtaposición, ...
Portuguese:justaposição, ...
Chinese:并置, 对比放置, ...
Japanese:並置, ...
Arabic:مُجاوَرَة, مُقابَلَة, ...
Hebrew:הַצָּבָה זֶה לְצַד זֶה, צְמִידוּת, ...
Russian:сопоставление, противопоставление, ...
Ukrainian:порівняння, зіставлення, ...
Hindi:सन्निवेशन, जक्सटापोजिशन, ...
Bengali:পাশাপাশি স্থাপন, যথাযথ স্থাপন, ...
Catalan:juxtaposició, ...
Czech:juxtapozice, ...
Danish:sammenstilling, ...
Dutch:juxtapositie, ...
Greek:αντιπαράθεση, αντίθεση, ...
Hungarian:egymás mellé helyezés, egymás mellé állítás, ...
Khmer:ការដាក់ផ្ទឹមគ្នា, ការប្រៀបផ្ទឹមគ្នា, ...
Korean:병치, ...
Persian:کنارهم‌گذاری, تضاد, ...
Polish:zestawienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):justaposição, ...
Romanian:juxtapunere, ...
Swedish:jämförelse, kontrast, ...
Thai:การจัดวางเคียงกัน, การวางแนวคิดตรงข้าม, ...
Turkish:karşılaştırma, karşıtlık, ...
Vietnamese:sự đối chiếu, sự đối lập, ...

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