vastakohta

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Contents 1 Finnish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology

vasta- + kohta

[edit] Noun

vastakohta (stem vastakoh-^*)

1. A contrast (difference between two objects, people or concepts).

   Israel on monien vastakohtien maa.

   Israel is a country of many contrasts.

2. An antonym (word which has the opposite meaning to another)
3. An opposite (something opposite or contrary to another)
4. An antithesis (proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition)

[edit] Synonyms

contrast

• kontrasti

antonym

• antonyymi

antithesis

• antiteesi