contrapposto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian contrapposto, past participle of contrapporre.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɒntɹəˈpɒstəʊ/

Noun

contrapposto (plural contrapposto or contrapposti)

  1. (art) The position of a figure whose hips and legs are twisted away from the direction of the head and shoulders. [from 20th c.]
    • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
      The contrapposto flexes one buttock and relaxes the other.

Italian

Etymology

contra- +‎ posto

Verb

contrapposto m (feminine singular contrapposta, masculine plural contrapposti, feminine plural contrapposte)

  1. past participle of contrapporre
  2. past participle of contrapporsi

Adjective

contrapposto (feminine singular contrapposta, masculine plural contrapposti, feminine plural contrapposte)

  1. contrasting
  2. opposing, opposed
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