Contrasty

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having great contrast between light and dark areas (of a subject or photograph).

    "His inherently less contrasty and detailed paper negative work, toward the end of his life, is at least more ambivalent and not so cold."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having sharp differences between black and white wordnet

Antonyms

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flat

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"His inherently less contrasty and detailed paper negative work, toward the end of his life, is at least more ambivalent and not so cold."

Etymology

From contrast + -y.

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