All 11 Uses of
contrast
in
Summer Pleasures, by Nora Roberts
- He ran a fingertip along the curve of her shoulder and studied the contrast of his skin against hers.†
Chpt 1.8 *contrast = notable difference
- A closer look would have uncovered the contrasts.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- A character was nothing without contrasts, strengths and weaknesses.†
Chpt 1.2
- He liked the contrast.†
Chpt 1.3
- The contrast with your hair and skin, that practical sort of dash.†
Chpt 1.5
- The rough brush of beard was a stunning contrast to the softness of his lips.†
Chpt 1.7
- She didn't want the feel of bright sunlight here, she decided as she added a low contrast filter.†
Chpt 2.2
- She wanted the sense of emptiness, of waiting, as a contrast to the life and energy that had just poured out of the building.†
Chpt 2.2
- It was the contrast that had caught her eye.†
Chpt 2.2
- He liked the contrast, perhaps too much.†
Chpt 2.2
- She wanted to catch the tired, sun-faded wood of the house and the parched lawn, both a contrast to that bouquet of hope.†
Chpt 2.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(contrast as in: contrast their writing styles) point to differences between; or compare to show differences
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(2)
(contrast as in: there is a contrast) a difference -- especially a notable difference; or the side-x-side arrangement of things that draws attention to an unmissable difference
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(3)
(contrast as in: sharpen the picture contrast) the difference between tones of an image -- as in a photo or video -- such as the quality of brightness or the intensity of shades or colors