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Meaning of "contrasty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTRASTY

contrasty  [kənˈtrɑːstɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTRASTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contrasty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONTRASTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of contrasty in the English dictionary

The definition of contrasty in the dictionary is having sharp gradations in tone, esp between light and dark areas.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTRASTY


beastie
ˈbiːstɪ
bheesty
ˈbiːstɪ
bhishti
ˈbiːstɪ
blastie
ˈblɑːstɪ
blasty
ˈblɑːstɪ
bloodthirsty
ˈblʌdˌθɜːstɪ
fastie
ˈfɑːstɪ
hirstie
ˈhɜːstɪ
masty
ˈmɑːstɪ
nasty
ˈnɑːstɪ
reasty
ˈriːstɪ
theopneusty
ˌθɪəpˈnjuːstɪ
thirsty
ˈθɜːstɪ
toustie
ˈtuːstɪ
vasty
ˈvɑːstɪ
yeasty
ˈjiːstɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTRASTY

contrariousness
contrariwise
contrary
contrasexual
contrast
contrast medium
contrastable
contrasting
contrastive
contrastively
contrasuggestibility
contrasuggestible
contrasuggestion
contrate
contraterrene
contravallation
contravene
contravener
contravention
contrayerva

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTRASTY

abdominoplasty
angioplasty
arthroplasty
blepharoplasty
Cornish pasty
dynasty
hasty
hymenoplasty
keratoplasty
mammaplasty
mammoplasty
Ming Dynasty
otoplasty
paederasty
pasty
pederasty
rhinoplasty
tasty
toasty
video nasty

Synonyms and antonyms of contrasty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contrasty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTRASTY

Find out the translation of contrasty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contrasty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contrasty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反差
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contrastada
570 millions of speakers

English

contrasty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

contrasty
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

contrasty
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контрастный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contrastado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

contrasty
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrasté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kontras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kontrast
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コントラストの強い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

명암
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contrasty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tương phản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

, contrasty
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परस्परविरोधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kontrastlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contrastata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kontrastowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контрастний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contrastant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

contrasty
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

contrasty
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontrastrik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

contrasty
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contrasty

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRASTY»

The term «contrasty» is regularly used and occupies the 71.657 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of contrasty
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «contrasty».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRASTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «contrasty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «contrasty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contrasty

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRASTY»

Discover the use of contrasty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contrasty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Photo-era
Brilliant. Contrasty. Prints. from. Flat. Negatives. E. B. WHITING An Efficient Negative-Washer WINN W. DAVIDSON Vacation-Prints G. T. BROWNE. ATURE often arrives at equal results by different channels. Man, or at least that species of man ...
Photographers' Club of New England, Valley Camera Club, 1920
2
Photography and Digital Imaging
Objective 6-G Describe and demonstrate how print contrast and color balance can be controlled and how to produce relatively normal prints with flat, contrasty, and normal negatives. Key Concepts density, contrast, high contrast, contrasty ...
Marvin J. Rosen, David L. Devries, 2002
3
Photo-era
Contrasty. Prints. from. Flat. Negatives. E. B. WHITING An Efficient Negative- Washer WINN W. DAVIDSON o 3 Vacation-Prints G. lATURE often arrives at equal re- 1 suits by different channels. Man, or at least that species of man known as the ...
4
HDR Efex Pro After the Shoot
So it's nice to see HDR Efex Pro paying homage to monochrome imaging with the Monochrome, Contrasty preset in Figure 4.18 and the following Monochrome, Soft preset. Figure 4.18 Somewhat unfortunately, however, HDR Efex Pro ...
Stan Sholik, 2011
5
Popular Photography
NEW EKTACHROME 100 Under shadowless diffused, low-contrast lighting conditions, all color-slide films perform beautifully, with enormous exposure latitude. To show what happens in contrasty “problem-lighting” conditions, we used the ...
6
Camera Magazine
Should we make a print from a contrasty negative on a contrasty grade of paper, exposing the paper to the printing light for the length of time that is needed for recording the detail in the strong lights, we would get a result similar to that shown ...
7
Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Equipment, ...
Generally, a contrasty and dense negative that will print well on a Grade 0 or 1 gelatin silver enlarging paper is a good starting place. If the negatives being made are only for platinum printing, some printmakers increase the amount of ...
Robert Hirsch, 2009
8
Painter X for Photographers: Creating Painterly Images Step ...
Contrasty. textures. Contrasty Random Cracks Simply a Maze Black and White Fine Termite was Here Intertwined Circles Smokey Cow Spots UPC Splattered Distorted Maze Wheels keep Turning Lava Lamp Bubbles Intricate Branching with ...
Martin Addison, 2007
9
Popular Photography - ND
E. Medium contrasty negative: F. Extremely contrasty negative. the highlights are overexposed. much too dense for a good print. fish ' On No. 2 paper Negative E prints No. 2 paper is not "soft" enough: with somewhat too much contrast. No.
10
Popular Photography - ND
Details are lost in highlights and shadows alike, and the print becomes entirely too contrasty. What does Figure 1 prove? It proves that the contrast of the print can be varied by using difierent grades of paper. If a negative has the right contrast, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRASTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contrasty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Leica Q: Australian Review
You can change photo styles, of course, but I wouldn't bother — the standard images are just about as perfectly saturated and contrasty and ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
2
Fstoppers Reviews the Elinchrom Litemotiv Parabolic Light Shapers
Unlike the 190cm octa bank, it is quite contrasty, thanks to its deepness. Sample image shot with the 190cm LiteMotiv (Model: Aline Bacher). «Fstoppers, Jul 15»
3
Review: 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro Retina
There's a muted, painted quality that appeals to my eyes, which perceive a crisp, not-overly-contrasty screen that is bright enough and not too ... «ITProPortal, Jul 15»
4
Pluto's progression: Third-to-last Pluto day before encounter
But we know already that Triton's is not as contrasty a surface as Pluto's. What makes Pluto's darks darker than Triton's? We'll have to wait and ... «The Planetary Society, Jul 15»
5
Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS
Chromatic aberrations, typically seen as blue or purple fringes along contrasty edges, were not very apparent in our test shots, only in high ... «PhotographyBLOG, Jul 15»
6
How Much Does a Scratch Affect the Quality of a Lens?
With the scratches changing the direction of the light coming in, it should be less contrasty since the light isn't coming in as it was intended to. «PetaPixel, Jul 15»
7
Could 13-inch MacBook Pro Retina Display with Force Touch …
There's a muted, painted quality that appeals to my eyes, which perceive a crisp, not-overly-contrasty screen that is bright enough and not too ... «BetaNews, Jul 15»
8
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye Pro
Lateral chromatic aberrations, typically seen as blue or purple fringes along contrasty edges, are a sligh problem with the Olympus M.Zuiko ... «PhotographyBLOG, Jul 15»
9
Canon EOS 750D
This setting is limited to 720p resolution video clips but it can be handy in contrasty lighting as it helps to minimise blown-out highlights. «PhotoReview.com.au, Jul 15»
10
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Chromatic aberrations, typically seen as purple or blue fringes along contrasty edges, are impressively well controlled with this lens - the ... «PhotographyBLOG, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Contrasty [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/contrasty>. May 2024 ».
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