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antitheses

/æntˈɪθəsˌiz/ noun

plural of antithesis

Word Origin From Greek anti- 'against' and tithenai 'to place' — an antithesis is literally a placing against, a contrasting idea. The plural -es follows Greek pluralization. The same root tithenai gives us thesis (a placing, a proposition), hypothesis (under-placing, a supposition), synthesis (placing together), and parenthesis (placing beside). The PIE *dhe- 'to set, put' is incredibly productive, giving us do, deed, fact, and theme.

noun plural of antithesis countable

The speech was full of antitheses, contrasting freedom with oppression repeatedly.

(名词) 对立面 【对立面（复数）】

演讲中充满了对立，反复将自由与压迫进行对比。

(sustantivo) antítesis [Plural de antítesis.]

El discurso estaba lleno de antítesis, contrastando libertad con opresión repetidamente.

(nom) antithèses [Pluriel de « antithesis » : figures de rhétorique ou concepts directement opposés.]

Le discours regorgeait d'**antitheses**, opposant à plusieurs reprises la liberté à l'oppression.

(Substantiv) Gegensätze; Antithesen [Plural von *antithesis*: Gegenüberstellungen oder Gegensätze, die inhaltlich oder stilistisch kontrastiert werden.]

Die Rede war voller **antitheses**, die immer wieder Freiheit und Unterdrückung gegenüberstellten.

(名詞) 「antithesis」（対照、対比）の複数形。

その演説は対比表現に満ちており、自由と抑圧を繰り返し対比していた。

(substantivo) antíteses [plural de antítese]

O discurso estava cheio de antíteses, contrastando liberdade com opressão repetidamente.

Synonyms: opposites contrasts contradictions inverses reversals counterpoints dichotomies polarities Antonyms: similarities agreements concords harmonies
Word parts: anti + thesis + es

Related words

antithetical antithetic thematic hypothetical synthesize synthetic

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