Con·trast v. i. [imp. & p. p. Contrasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Contrasting.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.
The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. --Lyell.
contrasting
adj : strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or
contrastive) colors" [syn: contrastive]