Crossword clues for contrasting
contrasting
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely
with the divisional planes which separate the basalt
into pillars.
--Lyell.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1715, present participle adjective from contrast (v.). From 1680s as a verbal noun.
Wiktionary
Set in opposition to, showing the differences between. v
(present participle of contrast English)
WordNet
adj. strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors" [syn: contrastive]
Usage examples of "contrasting".
He had a sense of something like tranquillity, contrasting with the frenzied modernity of Ulan Bator with its cosmopolitan influx of strangers.
The accustomed eye can spot the turbans of Afridis, Waziris, Ghilzai and Pakistani from nearby, contrasting with the Chitrali caps from farther north and the fur-trimmed winter hats of Tajiks and Uzbeks.
Perhaps in contrasting the two, Crania and Julia, he could find the elusive answer at last?
Jondalar came over to them and lowered himself carefully to the grass mat beside Ayla while he balanced with both hands a watertight but handleless and somewhat flexible cup, woven out of bear grass in a chevron design of contrasting colors, filled with hot mint tea.
Brown to veil, as far as he was able, the vivacity of his looks beneath an expression of open and unheeding good-nature, an expression strangely enough contrasting with the closeness and sagacity which Nature had indelibly stamped upon features pointed, aquiline, and impressed with a strong mixture of the Judaical physiognomy.
The most striking distinctions are the pale green colour of the young leaves contrasting with the bronzed appearance of the older ones, and the larger size of its flowers, which, however, are green.
Cassie closely, her nymphlike features contrasting with a daring butterfly tattoo just above her left breast.
Its brass top is decorated with an openwork pattern against a contrasting copper background.
Between the fifth and tenth centuries there are examples of the overgarment or tunic having a broad stomacher of some contrasting material, held in place with a cord, which is tied behind, brought around to the front, knotted and allowed to hang to bottom of skirt.
She always had thought so many contrasting buttons close together were cute, but this morning she wished there were half as many.
But now they are in the family living room, twins and Suzy with their hair flying, laughing and brilliant in their contrasting silks, has Peyton given them champagne?
From the beginning, there were two contrasting approaches, which we may characterize, crudely, as reductionist and holistic.
At his wonted hour he rode away, sighingly contrasting pleasant Beechwood with dreary and solitary Luxmore.
Their tawny features, now all begrimed with smoke and sweat, their matted beards, and the contrasting barbaric brilliancy of their teeth, all these were strangely revealed in the capricious emblazonings of the works.
Wooded slopes dipped to grassland, then to the sprawling expanse of Vancouver, its expensive highrises contrasting with underground shopping centers, sleek subdivisions, and landscaped homes.