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- [wees ey wees]
- /wis eɪ wis/
- /ˈvɪs ə ˈvɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wees ey wees]
- /wis eɪ wis/
Definitions of vis-a-vis word
- adverb vis-a-vis face to face: They sat vis-à-vis at the table. 1
- adjective vis-a-vis face-to-face: a vis-à-vis encounter. 1
- adjective vis-a-vis Numismatics. (of a coin) having two portraits facing each other. 1
- preposition vis-a-vis in relation to; compared with: income vis-à-vis expenditures. 1
- preposition vis-a-vis facing; opposite: They were now vis-à-vis the most famous painting in the Louvre. 1
- noun plural vis-a-vis a person face to face with or situated opposite to another: He offered a cigarette to his vis-à-vis. 1
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Origin of vis-a-vis
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; < French: face to face; see visage
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Parts of speech for Vis-a-vis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vis-a-vis popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for vis-a-vis
adj vis-a-vis
- anti-thetical — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
- face to face — with the fronts or faces toward each other, especially when close together.
- man-to-man — characterized by directness, openness, etc.; frank and personal: He had a man-to-man talk with his son about sex.
- opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
prep vis-a-vis
- contra — against
- in relation to — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
noun vis-a-vis
- courting chair — a chair or small upholstered sofa for two persons.
adjective vis-a-vis
- flipside — (music) The B-side of a phonograph record.
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