oppositeness

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English

Etymology

From opposite +‎ -ness.

Noun

oppositeness (countable and uncountable, plural oppositenesses)

  1. The state or condition of being opposite.
    • 2009, Emily St. John Mandel, Last Night in Montreal, Picador (2015), page 79:
      The sounds brought her back to his house in the desert [] and she closed her eyes against the sheer oppositeness of the cold bright city.