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complementary definition
complementary |
Grep of noun complementary complementary complementary color complementary medicine Overview of noun complementary The noun complementary has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. complementary color, complementary -- (either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or gray (in the case of pigments); "yellow and blue are complementaries") Overview of adj complementary The adj complementary has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) complemental, complementary, completing -- (acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)) 2. complementary -- (of words so related that each is the negation of the other "`male' and `female' are complementary terms") 3. complementary, interchangeable -- (of or relating to or suggestive of complementation; "interchangeable electric outlets") Antonyms of adj complementary 3 senses of complementary Sense 1 complemental, complementary, completing INDIRECT (VIA inessential) -> essential Sense 2 complementary INDIRECT (VIA antonymous) -> synonymous Sense 3 complementary, interchangeable INDIRECT (VIA reciprocal) -> nonreciprocal Similarity of adj complementary 3 senses of complementary Sense 1 complemental, complementary, completing => inessential (vs. essential), unessential Sense 2 complementary => antonymous (vs. synonymous) Sense 3 complementary, interchangeable => reciprocal (vs. nonreciprocal) Attributes of adj complementary Familiarity of adj complementary complementary used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj complementary complementary Overview of noun complementary The noun complementary has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. complementary color, complementary -- (either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or gray (in the case of pigments); "yellow and blue are complementaries") Overview of adj complementary The adj complementary has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) complemental, complementary, completing -- (acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)) 2. complementary -- (of words so related that each is the negation of the other "`male' and `female' are complementary terms") 3. complementary, interchangeable -- (of or relating to or suggestive of complementation; "interchangeable electric outlets")
complementary definition