Oppositeness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being opposite. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonym: opposition"

  2. 2
    the relation between opposed entities wordnet

Synonyms

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oppositionantagonismantipathyantithesiscollisionconflict

Example

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"The sounds brought her back to his house in the desert […] and she closed her eyes against the sheer oppositeness of the cold bright city."

Etymology

From opposite + -ness.

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