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 [an-tith-iss-iss, -seez]

Noun

pl -ses

1. the exact opposite

2. Rhetoric the placing together of contrasting ideas or words to produce an effect of balance, such as where gods command, mere mortals must obey [Greek anti- against + tithenai to place]

antithetical adj

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

noun 2. contrast, opposition, contradiction, reversal, inversion, contrariety, contraposition

Translations

antithesis [pl antitheses] [ænˈtɪθɪsɪs, -siːz] n → antítesis f inv

antithesis [antitheses , pl ] [ænˈtɪθɪsɪs, -siːz] n → antithèse f

antithesis [ænˈtɪθɪsɪs] [antitheses , pl ] n → Gegensatz m;

she's the antithesis of a good cook → sie ist das genaue Gegenteil einer guten Köchin

antithesis [pl antitheses] [ænˈtɪθɪsɪs, -siːz] n → antitesi f inv (= contrast); carattere m antitetico