All 9 Uses of
contrast
in
Uncle Tom's Cabin
- He was accompanied by a travelling companion, in many respects an exact contrast to himself.
Chpt 1.8 (definition 1)contrast = something notably different compared (to something)
- Miss Ophelia stood at her side, a perfect contrast.
Chpt 1.16 (definition 1) *contrast = notable difference
- The End of the Wicked contrasted with that of the Righteous.
Chpt 1.17 (definition 2) *contrasted = compared to show differences
- My brother and I were twins; and they say, you know, that twins ought to resemble each other; but we were in all points a contrast.
Chpt 2.19 (definition 1)contrast = something notably different
- She had vague longings to do something for them,—to bless and save not only them, but all in their condition,—longings that contrasted sadly with the feebleness of her little frame.
Chpt 2.24 (definition 1)contrasted = seemed incompatible (were very different)
- It was tied up with an evident eye to the contrast of color, and the arrangement of every leaf had carefully been studied.
Chpt 2.26 (definition 1)contrast = difference
- Eva lay back on her pillows; her hair hanging loosely about her face, her crimson cheeks contrasting painfully with the intense whiteness of her complexion and the thin contour of her limbs and features, and her large, soul-like eyes fixed earnestly on every one.
Chpt 2.26 (definition 1)contrasting = notably different (in brightness or tone)
- There was a fierce pride and defiance in every line of her face, in every curve of the flexible lip, in every motion of her body; but in her eye was a deep, settled night of anguish,—an expression so hopeless and unchanging as to contrast fearfully with the scorn and pride expressed by her whole demeanor.
Chpt 2.33 (definition 1)contrast = differ
- There was a graceful and compassionate sweetness in her voice and manner, as she said this, that formed a strange contrast with the former wildness.
Chpt 2.34 (definition 1)contrast = difference
Definitions:
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(1) (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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(2) (contrast as in: contrast their writing styles) point to differences between; or compare to show differences