All 4 Uses
contrast
in
New Moon
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- The contrast between the two of us was painful.†
Chpt 3 *contrast = notable difference
- His relaxed calm was only more amazing set in direct contrast with everyone else's reaction.†
Chpt 2
- His excited grin stretched wide across his face, the bright teeth standing in vivid contrast to the deep russet color of his skin.†
Chpt 5
- His skin was translucently white, like onionskin, and it looked just as delicate—it stood in shocking contrast to the long black hair that framed his face.†
Chpt 21
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
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)