Opposite

Opposite

(1): ( n.) That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite.

(2): ( n.) One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.

(3): ( a.) Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.

(4): ( a.) Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; - often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange.

(5): ( a.) Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.

(6): ( a.) Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.

(7): ( a.) Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal.