antitheticadj.n.

/æntɪˈθɛtɪk/

Etymology: < Greek ἀντιθετικός, < ἀντίθετος : see antithet n. and -ic suffix.

A. adj. Of the nature of antithesis:

a. Rhetoric.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [adjective] > of nature of antithesis

adversativec1450

antithetic1610

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xi. xviii. 401 Making the worlds course like a faire poeme, more gratious by antithetike figures.

1778 R. Lowth Isaiah (ed. 12) 8 Parallel lines may be reduced to three sorts, parallels synonymous, antithetic, synthetic.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 113 Which, in the antithetic form..of an adage or maxim, I have been accustomed to word thus: ‘Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.’

†b. Opposing, controversial. Obs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective]

contrariousc1290

contraryinga1340

contrary1340

adversarya1382

overthwartc1384

contrairc1400

contrariantc1400

adverse1418

repugnantc1443

thwarting1530

pugnant1537

opposite1577

haggard1578

impugnant1579

kim-kam1582

antagonist1591

adversative1595

counter1596

opposing1597

antipathetical1601

thwart1601

aversed1609

aversive1609

adversarious1622

averse1623

antipathousa1625

inimicitious1641

opponent1641

negative1642

gainstanding1674

antithetic1753

opposed1784

oppositional1829

transversive1855

oppositionary1905

1753 E. Chambers Cycl. Suppl. s.v., In this sense [controversial] we meet with antithetic method, antithetic discourses, etc.

c. Contrasted, directly opposite.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > opposite or opposed

turneda1325

reversedc1390

contrary1413

opposeda1500

oppositea1513

inverted1563

counter1596

diametrical1613

contraposed1620

oppositive1622

averse1623

diagonial1624

contrarying1628

diametrala1631

conversive1636

Antipodian1640

converted1640

exadverse1647

Antarctic1651

Antipodean1651

antipodal1664

in reverse1694

contradictory1736

converse1794

antithesistic1801

contravening1802

diametric1802

reverse1828

polar1832

antipodist1844

antithetic1864

other-sided1879

antipodic1881

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. v. 312 The more blasphemous and brutal the exhibition was, the more was a sort of antithetic holiness attached to it.

d. Consisting of two opposites.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > concerned with oppositeness or antithesis

antithetical1583

antithetic1850

1850 W. R. Grove Correl. Physical Forces (ed. 2) 67 The dual or antithetic character of force involved in the term polarity.

B. n. rare.

1. A direct opposite.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [noun] > the opposite of something

contraryc1386

reversec1405

the contraverse1480

nothing less?1520

contrariety1532

negative1532

oppositive1561

different1571

diameter1579

contrariwise1588

opposition1594

counterpoint1599

oppositea1616

other thing1628

antipodes1641

inverse1645

contra1648

contrast1754

converse1786

contrariant1848

antipole1856

obverse1862

antithetic1863

contradictory1874

antipathy-

1863 W. H. Russell My Diary North & South II. 84 The favorite resort of smokers and their antithetics, those who love the pure fresh air.

2. collect. pl. The doctrine of contrasts.

ΚΠ

1852 M. Stuart Comm. Bk. Prov. Introd. 31 Two libelli, the one for antithetics, and the other for synthetics.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2011).

单词	antithetic
释义	antitheticadj.n. /æntɪˈθɛtɪk/ Etymology: < Greek ἀντιθετικός, < ἀντίθετος : see antithet n. and -ic suffix. A. adj. Of the nature of antithesis: a. Rhetoric. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [adjective] > of nature of antithesis adversativec1450 antithetic1610 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xi. xviii. 401 Making the worlds course like a faire poeme, more gratious by antithetike figures. 1778 R. Lowth Isaiah (ed. 12) 8 Parallel lines may be reduced to three sorts, parallels synonymous, antithetic, synthetic. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 113 Which, in the antithetic form..of an adage or maxim, I have been accustomed to word thus: ‘Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.’ †b. Opposing, controversial. Obs. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] contrariousc1290 contraryinga1340 contrary1340 adversarya1382 overthwartc1384 contrairc1400 contrariantc1400 adverse1418 repugnantc1443 thwarting1530 pugnant1537 opposite1577 haggard1578 impugnant1579 kim-kam1582 antagonist1591 adversative1595 counter1596 opposing1597 antipathetical1601 thwart1601 aversed1609 aversive1609 adversarious1622 averse1623 antipathousa1625 inimicitious1641 opponent1641 negative1642 gainstanding1674 antithetic1753 opposed1784 oppositional1829 transversive1855 oppositionary1905 1753 E. Chambers Cycl. Suppl. s.v., In this sense [controversial] we meet with antithetic method, antithetic discourses, etc. c. Contrasted, directly opposite. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > opposite or opposed turneda1325 reversedc1390 contrary1413 opposeda1500 oppositea1513 inverted1563 counter1596 diametrical1613 contraposed1620 oppositive1622 averse1623 diagonial1624 contrarying1628 diametrala1631 conversive1636 Antipodian1640 converted1640 exadverse1647 Antarctic1651 Antipodean1651 antipodal1664 in reverse1694 contradictory1736 converse1794 antithesistic1801 contravening1802 diametric1802 reverse1828 polar1832 antipodist1844 antithetic1864 other-sided1879 antipodic1881 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. v. 312 The more blasphemous and brutal the exhibition was, the more was a sort of antithetic holiness attached to it. d. Consisting of two opposites. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > concerned with oppositeness or antithesis antithetical1583 antithetic1850 1850 W. R. Grove Correl. Physical Forces (ed. 2) 67 The dual or antithetic character of force involved in the term polarity. B. n. rare. 1. A direct opposite. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [noun] > the opposite of something contraryc1386 reversec1405 the contraverse1480 nothing less?1520 contrariety1532 negative1532 oppositive1561 different1571 diameter1579 contrariwise1588 opposition1594 counterpoint1599 oppositea1616 other thing1628 antipodes1641 inverse1645 contra1648 contrast1754 converse1786 contrariant1848 antipole1856 obverse1862 antithetic1863 contradictory1874 antipathy- 1863 W. H. Russell My Diary North & South II. 84 The favorite resort of smokers and their antithetics, those who love the pure fresh air. 2. collect. pl. The doctrine of contrasts. ΚΠ 1852 M. Stuart Comm. Bk. Prov. Introd. 31 Two libelli, the one for antithetics, and the other for synthetics. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2011). < adj.n.1610
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