oppositeness

Definitions of oppositeness

1. noun

   the relation between opposed entities
   synonyms: opposition

   types:

   antipode

   direct opposite

   antithesis

   exact opposite

   conflict

   opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)

   contrast, direct contrast

   the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

   flip side

   a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect)

   mutual opposition, polarity

   a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies

   gradable opposition

   an opposition that is capable of being graded

   polarity, sign

   the state of having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)

   ungradable opposition

   an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other

   contradictoriness

   the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist

   contradiction

   opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

   contrary

   exact opposition

   contrariety

   the relation between contraries

   tertium quid

   some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both

   contrary, opposite, reverse

   a relation of direct opposition

   inverse, opposite

   something inverted in sequence or character or effect

   antagonism

   the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors

   additive inverse

   (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose sum is zero; the additive inverse of -5 is +5

   multiplicative inverse, reciprocal

   (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7

   polar opposition

   an opposition that can be graded between two extremes or poles

   positiveness, positivity

   the character of the positive electric pole

   negativeness, negativity

   the character of the negative electric pole

   complementarity

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

   dialectic

   a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction

   incompatibility, inconsistency, mutual exclusiveness, repugnance

   the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

   type of:

   relation

   an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together