Antonyms for symmetry


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sim-i-tree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪm ɪ tri


Definition of symmetry

Origin :
  • 1560s, "relation of parts, proportion," from Latin symmetria, from Greek symmetria "agreement in dimensions, due proportion, arrangement," from symmetros "having a common measure, even, proportionate," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + metron "meter" (see meter (n.2)). Meaning "harmonic arrangement of parts" first recorded 1590s. Symmetrophobia is from 1809, supposed to be evident in Egyptian temples and Japanese art.
  • noun proportion
Example sentences :
  • I do not think those top-gallant-sails have the symmetry of the canvas of a ship-of-war.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Look at it generally, and it is all symmetry and arrangement.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • Lastly, Variety: Variety is never so conspicuous, as when it is united with symmetry.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • Symmetry is the opposition of equal quantities to each other.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • There are three criteria of goodness—beauty, symmetry, truth.
  • Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
  • Good, when exhibited under the aspect of measure or symmetry, becomes beauty.
  • Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
  • Of course it needs the whole society to give the symmetry we seek.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • But she had the true fire, and with time would compass repose and symmetry.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • An entire wing had to be built to complete the symmetry of the mansion.
  • Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
  • She was, indeed, a model of symmetry, and well worthy of all the praise bestowed on her.
  • Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for symmetry

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