Definition of opposite
- a. - Placed over against; standing or situated over against or
in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the
Exchange.
- a. - Applied to the other of two things which are entirely
different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.
- a. - Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant;
antagonistic.
- a. - Set over against each other, but separated by the whole
diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.
- a. - Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a
stamen which stands before a petal.
- n. - One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.
- n. - That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its
opposite.