juxtaposition

About 1.61 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.

   Example: mother father instead of mother and father

2. noun An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.

   Example: mother father instead of mother and father

3. noun An absence of operators in an expression.

   Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. a×b collapses to ab.

4. noun The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.

   There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above.

5. noun Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.

   The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional.

6. noun The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.

   Example: In 1965 the government was elected; in 1965 the economy took a dive.

7. verb To place in juxtaposition.

Similar words

quotation quote coexistence approximation combination compilation succession aggregation rapprochement confrontation

Often followed by

of with to and in is between or that

Word family

juxtapositional juxtapositions