<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>To compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.</li><li>Synonyms: oppose, distinguish, discriminate, differentiate.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>To show striking difference when compared with or viewed alongside something else: Youth leadership on the issue contrasts with government inaction. The blue of the wood trim contrasts nicely with the pale yellow walls.</li><li>Linguistics: To differ in a way that can serve to distinguish meanings: The sounds (p) and (b) contrast in the words “pin” and “bin.”</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A striking difference: The study revealed interesting contrasts between people who regularly read books and those who don't.</li><li>A person or thing that is strikingly different in comparison: The weather down here is a welcome contrast to what we're having back home.</li><li>Opposition or juxtaposition of different formal elements in a work of art, music, or literature to intensify each element's properties and make the work more dynamically expressive: The artist makes effective use of color contrast in the illustrations. There’s a stark contrast of tempo in the sonata’s two movements.</li><li>The act of comparing people or things so as to draw attention to striking differences between them: Each essay topic involves the contrast of two of the novels studied in the course.</li><li>Photography: The relative difference between light and dark areas of a print, digital photograph, or negative. The brightness ratio of the lightest to the darkest part of the screen image on a television, computer, or other electronic device.</li><li>Linguistics: A difference between linguistic elements, especially sounds, that can serve to distinguish meanings.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>