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

English

Etymology

contra- + distinction

Noun

1. Distinction by contrast; the displaying of something, A, to show what B is not.

   We used hamburgers and soda in contradistinction to healthy food.

   Pantheism is the doctrine that everything is God, in contradistinction to the doctrine that God is everything.

Derived terms

• contradistinctive
• contradistinctively

Related terms

• contradistinguish

Translations

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