Opposite(a.) Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange.
Opposite(a.) Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.
Opposite(a.) Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
Opposite(a.) Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.
Opposite(a.) Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal.
Opposite(n.) One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.
Opposite(n.) That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite.
Oppositely(adv.) In a situation to face each other; in an opposite manner or direction; adversely.
Oppositeness(n.) The quality or state of being opposite.
Opposition(n.) The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.
Opposition(n.) The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else.
Opposition(n.) Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy.
Opposition(n.) That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power.
Opposition(n.) The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180¡; -- signified by the symbol /; as, / / /, opposition of Jupiter to the sun.
Opposition(n.) The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form.
Oppositive(a.) Capable of being put in opposition.
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