antithèse
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
antithèse f (plural antithèses)
- (rhetoric) antithesis (figure of speech by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form)
- (philosophy, logic) antithesis
- (figuratively) polar opposite
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “antithèse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.