Juxtaposed vs. Juxtaposition
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Difference Between Juxtaposed and Juxtaposition
Juxtaposedadjective
Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
juxtaposed picturesJuxtapositionnoun
The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
Juxtaposedverb
simple past tense and past participle of juxtapose
Juxtapositionnoun
(grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
Example: mother father instead of mother and fatherJuxtaposedadjective
placed side by side often for comparison;
juxtaposed picturesJuxtapositionnoun
(mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.
Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. collapses to .ADVERTISEMENT
Juxtapositionnoun
The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above.Juxtapositionnoun
(arts) Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.
The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional.Juxtapositionnoun
(rhetoric) The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.
Example: In 1965 the government was elected; in 1965 the economy took a dive.Juxtapositionverb
To place in juxtaposition.
Juxtapositionnoun
the act of positioning close together (or side by side);
it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colorsJuxtapositionnoun
a side-by-side position
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