antithesis

an·tith·e·sis  (n-tth-ss)

n. pl. an·tith·e·ses (-sz)

1. Direct contrast; opposition.

2. The direct or exact opposite: Hope is the antithesis of despair.

3.

a. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure, as in "Hee for God only, shee for God in him" (John Milton).

b. The second and contrasting part of such a juxtaposition.

4. The second stage of the Hegelian dialectic process, representing the opposite of the thesis.

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[Late Latin, from Greek, from antitithenai, antithe-, to oppose : anti-, anti- + tithenai, to set; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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antithesis [ænˈtɪθɪsɪs]

n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]

1. the exact opposite

2. contrast or opposition

3. (Literature / Rhetoric) Rhetoric 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

4. (Philosophy) Philosophy the second stage in the Hegelian dialectic contradicting the thesis before resolution by the synthesis

[via Latin from Greek: a setting against, from anti- + tithenai to place]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	antithesis - exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine" oppositeness, opposition - the relation between opposed entities
	2.	antithesis - the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

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antithesis

noun

1. opposite, contrast, reverse, contrary, converse, inverse, antipode They are the antithesis of the typical married couple.

2. contrast, opposition, contradiction, reversal, inversion, contrariety, contraposition the antithesis between instinct and reason

Translations

antithesis [ænˈtɪθɪsɪs] N (antitheses (pl)) [ænˈtɪθɪsiːz] → antítesis f inv

antithesis [ænˈtɪθəsɪs] [antitheses] [ænˈtɪθəsiːz] (pl) n → antithèse f
the antithesis of → l'antithèse de

antithesis

n pl <antitheses> (= direct opposite) → genaues Gegenteil (→ to, of +gen); (of idea, in rhetoric) → Antithese f → (to, of zu) (form); (= contrast) → Gegensatz m

antithesis [ænˈtɪθɪsɪs] n (antitheses (pl)) [ænˈtɪθɪsiːz] → antitesi f inv; (contrast) → carattere m antitetico