"antithetical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antithetical.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more antithetical [comparative], most antithetical [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin antitheticus + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|antitheticus<lang:la>|-al}} Latin antitheticus + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} antithetical (comparative more antithetical, superlative most antithetical)
  1. Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted. Derived forms: antitheticality, antitheticalness Translations (pertaining to or being an antithesis): ἀντιθετικός (antithetikós) (Ancient Greek), antitètic (Catalan), contradictorisch (Dutch), in tegenspraak met (Dutch), antithétique (French), antithetisch (German), प्रतिपक्षी (pratipakṣī) (Hindi), प्रतिपक्षात्मक (pratipakṣātmak) (Hindi), विप्रतिषेधात्मक (vipratiṣedhātmak) (Hindi), ellentétes (Hungarian), ellentétben áll (Hungarian), ellentmond (Hungarian), antitetico (Italian), antytetyczny (Polish), antitético (Portuguese), antitetic (Romanian), antitético (Spanish), antitetisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-antithetical-en-adj-KPevpKJ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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