CONTRASTIVE

contrastive

(adjective) syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence; “disjunctive conjunctions like ‘but’, ‘or’, or ‘though’ serve a contrastive function”

contrasting, contrastive

(adjective) strikingly different; tending to contrast; “contrasting (or contrastive) colors”

contrastive, incompatible

(adjective) of words so related that one contrasts with the other; “‘rich’ and ‘hard-up’ are contrastive terms”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

contrastive (comparative more contrastive, superlative most contrastive)

Contrasting.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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