If there is a polarity between two people or things, they are completely different from each other in someway.
[formal]
...the ideological polarity between nations.
...the polarities of good and evil.
...the polarities of life and nature.
Synonyms: opposition, contradiction, paradox, ambivalence More Synonyms of polarity
polarity in British English
(pəʊˈlærɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ties
1.
the condition of having poles
2.
the condition of a body or system in which it has opposing physical properties at different points, esp magnetic poles or electric charge
3.
the particular state of a part of a body or system that has polarity
an electrode with positive polarity
4.
the state of having or expressing two directly opposite tendencies, opinions, etc
polarity in American English
(poʊˈlærəti)
nounWord forms: pluralpoˈlarities
1.
the tendency of bodies having opposite magnetic poles to arrange themselves so that their two extremities point to the two magnetic poles of the earth
2.
any tendency to turn, grow, think, feel, etc. in a certain way or direction, as if because of magnetic attraction or repulsion
3.
the fact or condition of being divided into two opposing groups
4.
the having or showing of contrary qualities, powers, tendencies, forms, etc.: said as of the roots and stems of a plant or the two electrodes of a battery
5.
the condition of being positive or negative with respect to some reference point or object, as electricity
Examples of 'polarity' in a sentence
polarity
And it wasn't only my skin colour which was opposite, it was my polarity.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
Because understanding what ``jointures' meant reversed the polarity of the whole poem.
Edward Docx THE CALLIGRAPHER (2003)
(noun)
Definition
the state of having two directly opposite tendencies or opinions
the polarities of good and evil
Synonyms
opposition
Much of the opposition to this plan has come from the media.
contradiction
paradox
Death is a paradox, the end yet the beginning.
ambivalence
I've never hidden my ambivalence about going back to work.
dichotomy
a dichotomy between the academic world and the industrial world
duality
We live in a world of duality.
contrariety
Additional synonyms
in the sense of ambivalence
Definition
the state of feeling two conflicting emotions at the same time
I've never hidden my ambivalence about going back to work.
Synonyms
indecision,
doubt,
opposition,
conflict,
uncertainty,
contradiction,
wavering,
fluctuation,
hesitancy,
equivocation,
vacillation,
irresolution
in the sense of dichotomy
Definition
division into two opposed groups or parts
a dichotomy between the academic world and the industrial world
Synonyms
division,
gulf,
split,
separation,
polarity,
disjunction
in the sense of duality
We live in a world of duality.
Synonyms
dualism,
dichotomy,
polarity,
doubleness,
biformity,
duplexity
Nearby words of
polarity
poke or stick your nose into something
poky
polar
polarity
pole
polemic
polemical
Synonyms of 'polarity'
polarity
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of paradox
Definition
a person or thing that is made up of contradictory elements