POLARITY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil
    Hypernyms(s) polarity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he got the polarity of the battery reversed
    • charges of opposite sign
    Hypernyms(s) polarity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Attribute(s)