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contrastiveness

contrastiveness

7.5
How different two things are when you compare them
  • noun
  • /kənˈtræstɪvnəs/
translation icon : diferenciación
  • Designers often use contrastiveness in colors to draw attention to important information.

Examples

  • The contrastiveness of the two paintings made them stand out in the gallery.

  • The contrastiveness between her calm voice and his loud tone was striking during the debate.

  • The contrastiveness of the two paintings is striking.

  • Does the contrastiveness in her writing enhance the story?

  • The contrastiveness of the two paintings made them stand out in the gallery.

  • Designers often use contrastiveness in colors to draw attention to important information.

  • The contrastiveness between her calm voice and his loud tone was striking during the debate.

Synonyms

distinctiveness
vscontrastiveness
4 6.0

A quality that makes someone or something stand out from others

is the general degree of difference, not focused on a single distinguishing trait
dissimilarity
vscontrastiveness
3 4.5

A state when two things or people are not alike

is the quality or degree of being different when things are compared
differentness
vscontrastiveness
1 6.3

The fact that two things are not the same

is about the measurable degree of difference in a comparison
distinctness
vscontrastiveness
1 5.6

Being clearly different from others

is about being different generally, not only obvious or easily noticed
unsimilarity
vscontrastiveness
9.0

A difference that shows two or more things are not the same

is the general degree of being different across comparisons
dissimilitude
vscontrastiveness
9.9

A clear difference between two or more things

is the broader degree of being different when compared to something else
unlikeness
vscontrastiveness
7.1

Not being the same as another thing

is the general measure of difference used in any comparison
disparateness
vscontrastiveness
9.2

A big difference between things that are not similar

is the standard degree of difference, not necessarily complete separation
distinguishability
vscontrastiveness
8.1

How easy it is to see that something is different from others

is the actual degree of difference, not only its recognizability
disparation
vscontrastiveness
9.9

A difference between people, groups, or places

is only the quality or degree of difference, not the action of separating

How Different

distinctness
1 5.6
contrastiveness
7.5
difference
∞ 1.0
sameness
10 4.2

Surface Forms

contrastiveness singular
contrastivenesses plural

Morphology

contrastiveness = contrastive (transparent) = contrast + ive + ness

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of 'contrastive' with '-ness', so its meaning as 'the quality of being different or distinct' is directly derived.

Etymology

Contrastiveness comes from contrast, which comes from the old Latin contra meaning 'against'. The idea is things 'stand against' each other so you can tell them apart, so contrastiveness is how different two things are or how much they stand out when compared.