antítesis
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin antithesis, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + θέσις (thésis, “position, stance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈtitesis/ [ãn̪ˈt̪i.t̪e.sis]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -itesis
- Syllabification: an‧tí‧te‧sis
Noun
antítesis f (plural antítesis)
Related terms
Further reading
- “antítesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024