[ˈkɒntrɑːst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association
(e.g: the day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (as a term in fine art, in the sense ‘juxtapose so as to bring out differences in form and colour’): from French contraste (noun), contraster (verb), via Italian from medieval Latin contrastare, from Latin contra- ‘against’ + stare ‘stand’

[ˈkɒntrɑːst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- differ strikingly
(e.g: his friend's success contrasted with his own failure)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (as a term in fine art, in the sense ‘juxtapose so as to bring out differences in form and colour’): from French contraste (noun), contraster (verb), via Italian from medieval Latin contrastare, from Latin contra- ‘against’ + stare ‘stand’