Crossword clues for antitheses
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Antithesis \An*tith"e*sis\, n.; pl. Antitheses. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to set against, to oppose; ? against + ? to set. See Thesis.]
(Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, ``The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself.'' ``He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen.''
The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.
Opposition; contrast.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
plural of antithesis.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of antithesis English)
WordNet
See antithesis
n. exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"
the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
[also: antitheses (pl)]
Usage examples of "antitheses".
If one wants to deal in antitheses, one might say that the later poems express a melancholy faith and the earlier ones a glowing despair.
For what are called antitheses are among the most elegant of the ornaments of speech.
Common sense sees life and death as distinct states having nothing in common, and hence in all respects the antitheses of one another.
Another writer might have made a more brilliant performance: descriptions sparkling with antitheses, characters projected into startling attitudes by the use of epithets.
Taine's brilliant antitheses--the most fascinating and most dangerous model for a young writer.
Bold and buoyant throughout, it exhibits a free irreverent knowledge of the world, laughing or mocking as the thought serves, in the most unexpected antitheses to the proprieties of time, place, and circumstance.