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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. strikingly different; tending to contrast;
- Example: "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"
[syn: contrasting, contrastive]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Contrasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Contrasting.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See Stand.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. [1913 Webster] The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. --Lyell. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

contrasting adj 1: strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors" [syn: contrasting, contrastive]