contrast
verb (used with object)
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of.
well-contrasted
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a word derived from
contrast.
Example Sentences
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In A Marked Man it is accompanied by her highest achievements in portraying a variety of well-contrasted character.
From Australian Writers by Desmond Byrne
The colours are not very vivid, but are pleasing and well-contrasted; they are chiefly five—white, blue, yellow, green, and a purplish brown.
From History of Phoenicia by George Rawlinson
The bold opening subject, the well-contrasted second theme, the short but masterly development, the original leading back to the principal subject, and the many variations in the recapitulation section, fully justify his qualification.
From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by J. S. (John South) Shedlock
Hence they usually consist of well-contrasted markings on the wings and tail, which are concealed during repose but become fully visible when the bird takes flight.
From Darwinism (1889) by Alfred Russel Wallace
Men are not Madame ALBANESI'S strongest points, but in Roderick Guye and Michael Wenborough we have well-contrasted characters, and the worst that can be said of them is that they belong to rather stock types.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 10, 1917 by Various
