Definition
An archaic term for something that stands in direct opposition or contrast to something else; an antithesis.
Etymology
From Greek antithetos (set against). This is an older, obsolete variant of antithesis that was occasionally used in English philosophical writing.
Kelly Says
This ultra-rare word is basically the grandfather of 'antithesis'—it appears in old philosophical texts but fell out of use because 'antithesis' was more elegant, showing how English naturally selects its winners and losers in word competition.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُخالَفَة
mu-kha-la-fa-tuh
BNবাংলা
পরিপূরক
pori-poor-ok
CACatalà
antinomia
an-tin-oh-mee-ah
CSČeština
antitéza
an-tee-te-za
DADansk
antitese
an-tee-te-ze
DEDeutsch
Antithese
an-ti-the-ze
ELΕλληνικά
αντίθεση
an-ti-the-si
ESEspañol
antinomia
an-tin-oh-mee-ah
FISuomi
antiteesi
an-tee-tee-si
FRFrançais
antithèse
an-tee-zeez
GUGU
પ્રતિકૂળ
pra-tee-kool
HEעברית
antinomia
an-tin-oh-mee-ah
HIहिन्दी
विपरीत
vi-pa-ree-t
HUMagyar
antitézis
an-tee-te-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
antitesis
an-tee-te-sis
IGIG
ihe n'eche
ee-he ne-che
ITItaliano
antitesi
an-tee-te-zee
MRMR
विरोधाभास
vi-ro-dha-abhaas
MSBahasa Melayu
antitesis
an-tee-te-sis
NLNederlands
antithese
an-tee-the-ze
NONorsk
antitese
an-tee-te-ze
PLPolski
antyteza
an-tee-te-za
PTPortuguês
antítese
an-tee-te-ze
RORomână
antiteză
an-tee-te-za
RUРусский
антитеза
an-ti-te-za
SVSvenska
antites
an-tee-tes
SWKiswahili
kinyume
ki-nyoo-me
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
e-thir-pu
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధత
vi-rud-dhatha
THไทย
ความตรงกันข้าม
kwan-muang-trong-gan-kha-am
TLTL
antitesis
an-tee-te-sis
TRTürkçe
antitez
an-tee-tez
UKУкраїнська
антитеза
an-ti-te-za
URاردو
مخالفة
mu-kha-la-fa
VITiếng Việt
đối lập
doi-lap
ZUZU
ukuthi kwakuthi
oo-ku-thi kwa-ku-thi