contrapposto

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contrapposto

  • /kontrapˈposto/

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deriva da contrapporre, dal latino contraponĕre, formato da contra cioè "contro" e ponĕre ossia "porre"

adjective contrapposti · contrapposta · contrapposte

  1. posto dinnanzi
  2. attestato, appuntato, a riscontro

Similar: antagonistico, antitetico, avverso, contrario, contrastante, discordante, opposto, stridente, in conflitto, in contrasto, in disaccordo, in urto · Opposite: alleato, affiancato, analogo, armonico, concordante, concorde, consenziente, consensuale, d’accordo, fianco a fianco, simile

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In English

  • contrapposto position of a human figure whose hips and legs are twisted away from the directi

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@misc{contrapposto_2026,
  title = {contrapposto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/contrapposto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}