antithèse
See also: antithese and Antithese
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ti.tɛz/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛz
Noun
antithèse f (plural antithèses)
- (rhetoric) antithesis (figure of speech by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form)
- (philosophy, logic) antithesis
- Coordinate terms: thèse, synthèse
- (figuratively) polar opposite
Derived terms
- antithétique
Further reading
- “antithèse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.