Juxtaposition
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Juxtaposition is a noun meaning The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
Meaning
The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
More Meanings
- The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
- To place in juxtaposition.
Example Sentences
There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above.
It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces.
Word Forms
- juxtapositions
- juxta-position
- juxtapositioning
- juxtapositioned
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