contrapposto
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian contrapposto, past participle of contrapporre.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kɒntɹəˈpɒstəʊ/
Noun
contrapposto (countable and uncountable, plural contrapposto or contrapposti)
- (art) The position of a figure whose hips and legs are twisted away from the direction of the head and shoulders. [from 20th c.]
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- The contrapposto flexes one buttock and relaxes the other.
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
Italian
Etymology
From contra- + posto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon.trapˈpo.sto/, /kon.trapˈpɔ.sto/[1]
- Rhymes: -osto, -ɔsto
- Hyphenation: con‧trap‧pó‧sto, con‧trap‧pò‧sto
Participle
contrapposto (feminine contrapposta, masculine plural contrapposti, feminine plural contrapposte)
- past participle of contrapporre
Adjective
contrapposto (feminine contrapposta, masculine plural contrapposti, feminine plural contrapposte)
- contrasting
- opposing, opposed
References
- posto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)