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opposite (abbreviation opp.) adj 1 placed or being on the other side of, or at the other end of, a real or imaginary line or space. 2 facing in a directly different direction • opposite sides of the coin. 3 completely or diametrically different. 4 referring to something that is the other of a matching or contrasting pair • the opposite sex. 5 bot a said of leaves: arranged in pairs on a stem, so that the two members of a pair are exactly opposite each other; b said of flower parts: on the same radius. 6 math said of a side of a triangle: facing a specified angle. noun an opposite person or thing. adverb in or into an opposite position • live opposite. prep 1 (also opposite to someone or something) in a position across from and facing them or it • a house opposite the station. 2 said of an actor: in a role which complements that taken by another actor; co-starring with them • played opposite Olivier. oppositely adverb. oppositeness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: French, from Latin opponere, oppositum; see opponent.