COMPLEMENTARITY

complementarity

(noun) the interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other; “the complementarity of the sexes”

complementarity

(noun) a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

complementarity (countable and uncountable, plural complementarities)

The state or characteristic of being complementary.

(linguistics, philosophy, semantics) A semantic relationship between two words wherein negative use of one entails the affirmative of the other with no gradability; the relation of binary antonyms.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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