contrast (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. contentio, compărātio (of the act of comparing)2. dīversĭtas (actual difference)3. oppŏsĭtio4. vărĭĕtas5. expr. with verb • contrast (subs.): 1. contentio, compărātio (of the act of comparing): v. comparison, and preced. art. 2. dīversĭtas (actual difference): by a strange c. of nature, mirâ d. naturae, Tac. Ger. 15: v. difference. 3. oppŏsĭtio: how could energy be understood except from the c. of sloth? quid fortitudo intelligi posset nisi ex ignaviae oppositione, Gell. 4. vărĭĕtas: v. variety. 5. expr. with verb: as, what a c. there is between, etc., quantum discrepant, etc.: v. to differ.