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ob·verse
 obverse
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- pronunciation:
 b
vuhrs
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the face, front, or principal surface of anything, esp. of a coin, medal, or the like. (Cf. reverse).
The obverse side of a U.S. quarter features the image of George Washington. |
| definition 2: |
the more prominent or conspicuous of two alternatives.
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| definition 3: |
the counterpart, as to a proposition in logic.
The obverse of "All water runs downhill" is "No water runs uphill." |
| related words: |
converse |
adjective + (n.)obverse
ascetic, dark, fitting, generalized, generic, keen, satisfying, shining, true
verb + (n.)obverse
constitute, might, show
noun + (n.)obverse
authenticity, autobiography, catastrophe, coin, diameter, inverse, liberalism, metabolism, negativity, opacity, outflow, proletariat, reproducibility, reverse, transparency
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of a side or surface, turned toward or facing the observer.
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| definition 2: |
in relation to something else as a counterpart or complement.
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(adj.)obverse
+ noun
admiration, dock, ethos, nobility, overstatement, pendant, royalty, sensitivity, side, understatement, vice, vulnerability
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The word obverse
contains the following part:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
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