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antithet

antithet noun: an antithetical or contrasted statement; a statement containing antithesis.

Noun

antithet (plural antithets)

  1. (archaic, rhetoric) An antithetical or contrasted statement; a statement containing antithesis

Forms of antithet

pluralantithets

Origin of antithet

From Latin antithetum, antitheton, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivization of the neuter form of ἀντίθετος (antíthetos, “opposing, contrasting”).

Questions about antithet

What does antithet mean?
Antithet means an antithetical or contrasted statement; a statement containing antithesis.
What part of speech is antithet?
Antithet is a noun.
What is the plural of antithet?
The plural of antithet is antithets.

Words near antithet in the dictionary

  1. antithesising
  2. antithesize
  3. antithesized
  4. antithesizes
  5. antithesizing
  6. antithet
  7. antitheta
  8. antithetic
  9. antithetical
  10. antitheticalities
  11. antitheticality

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