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contrapposto

noun
/ˌkɒntɹəˈpɒstəʊ/UK/ˌkɑntɹəˈpɑstoʊ/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian contrapposto (“contrasting; opposing”, adjective), the past participle of contrapporre (“to set against, counter”), from Latin contrāpōnere, the present active infinitive of contrāpōnō (“to oppose; to place opposite”), from contrā (“against; contrary to”) + pōnō (“to place, put”). The plural form contrapposti is borrowed from Italian contrapposti, the masculine plural form of contrapposto.

  1. borrowed from contrapposti
  2. derived from contrāpōnere
  3. borrowed from contrapposto — “contrasting; opposing”

Definitions

  1. The position of a human figure whose hips and legs are twisted away from the direction of…

    The position of a human figure whose hips and legs are twisted away from the direction of the head and shoulders; (countable) an instance of this.

    • The hawkers' athletic contrappostos, intellectual and imaginary rather than plausible, speak of the mind's superiority to the body.

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