English Explanatory Dictionary

juxtaposition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
  2. An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
  3. An absence of operators in an expression.
  4. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
  5. Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.
  6. The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.
verb
  1. To place in juxtaposition.

Pronunciation

/ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ en-us-juxtaposition.ogg /ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ /ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzəʃ.ən/

Word forms

juxtaposition juxtapositions juxta-position juxtapositioning juxtapositioned

Etymology

Borrowed from French juxtaposition, from Latin iuxtā (“near”) (from Latin iungō (“to join”)) + French position (“position”) (from Latin pōnō (“to place”)).

Related words

juxtapose juxtaposed juxtapositive parataxis

Derived words

juxtapositional

Translations

Bulgarian: съпоста́вяне Catalan: juxtaposició Esperanto: kunmeto Finnish: vierekkäin asettelu French: juxtaposition Georgian: სიახლოვე Georgian: შედარება Hungarian: egymásmellettiség Hungarian: egymás mellé állítás/helyezés Hungarian: szembeállítás Hungarian: szembenállás Russian: бли́зость Tagalog: pagkakaiba German: Gegenüberstellung Swedish: sida vid sida
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