Contradistinction

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contradistinction \Con`tra*dis*tinc"tion\, n.
     Distinction by contrast.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           That there are such things as sins of infirmity in
           contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be


           questioned.                              --South.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contradistinction
       n : a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in
           contradistinction to painting"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "contradistinction":
     antagonism, antipathy, antithesis, clashing, collision, con,
     conflict, confrontation, contradiction, contraindication,
     contraposition, contrariety, contrast, counterposition,
     cross-purposes, demarcation, differentiation, disagreement,
     discrepancy, distinction, distinctiveness, distinguishment,
     division, hairsplitting, hostility, inconsistency, inimicalness,
     microscopic distinction, nice distinction, nuance, oppositeness,
     opposition, opposure, oppugnance, oppugnancy, perversity, polarity,
     repugnance, segregation, separation, shade of difference, showdown,
     subtle distinction, trichoschistism