contradistinction
distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans.
Origin of contradistinction
1Other words from contradistinction
- con·tra·dis·tinc·tive, adjective
- con·tra·dis·tinc·tive·ly, adverb
Words Nearby contradistinction
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How to use contradistinction in a sentence
She felt the relationship to be a true one, in contradistinction to the more usual form of protectorate of woman to child.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdA moon is called Gezis, or when spoken of in contradistinction to the sun, Dibik Geezis, or night-sun.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. SchoolcraftNot a man but was freshly shaved and attired in immaculate white linen in contradistinction to the inevitable khaki.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines | Florence Kimball RusselMost of his subsequent remarks are upon practice in execution and colour, in contradistinction to elaborate finish.
Anza emphasizes the fact that these Indians are not white, in contradistinction to the reports brought back by Crespi.
British Dictionary definitions for contradistinction
/ (ˌkɒntrədɪˈstɪŋkʃən) /
a distinction made by contrasting different qualities
Derived forms of contradistinction
- contradistinctive, adjective
- contradistinctively, adverb
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