juxtaposition

Plural: juxtapositions

Noun

• the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
  • "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
• a side-by-side position
• The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
• The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
• An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
• The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
• An absence of operators in an expression.
• The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
• The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
• Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.
• The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
• The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.

Verb

• To place in juxtaposition.

Examples

• The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional.
• There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above.
• Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. a#92;timesb collapses to ab.

Synonyms

apposition, collocation

Related Words

juxtapose, juxtaposed, juxtapositive, parataxis