(1):
(n.) That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite.
(2):
(n.) One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.
(3):
(a.) Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
(4):
(a.) Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; - often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange.
(5):
(a.) Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.
(6):
(a.) Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.
(7):
(a.) Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal.