Definitions for vis-a-vis
ˌvi zəˈvi; Fr. vi zaˈvi; -ˈviz; Fr. -ˈvivis-a-vis

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-visnoun

   a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

2. love seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-visadverb

   small sofa that seats two people

3. vis-a-visadverb

   face-to-face with; literally `face to face'

   "they sat vis-a-vis at the table"; "I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vis-à-visnoun

   A small horse-drawn carriage for two people sitting facing each other.

2. vis-à-visnoun

   One of two (or more) people facing or opposite each other during a formal dance, at a dinner table etc.

3. vis-à-visadverb

   face to face (with another)

4. vis-à-visadverb

   In a position facing a specified or implied subject.

5. vis-à-visadjective

   face-to-face

6. vis-à-visadjective

   in relation to

7. vis-à-vispreposition

   In relation to; compared with;

   Canada's role vis-u00E0-vis the United States' in Afghanistan

8. vis-à-vispreposition

   Opposite, across from, set so as to be facing.

   He was seated vis-u00E0-vis the president.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vis-a-visnoun

   one who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing

2. Vis-a-visnoun

   a carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides

3. Vis-a-visadverb

   face to face

4. Etymology: [F., opposite, face to face.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vis-à-vis

   A vis-à-vis is a carriage in which the passengers sit face to face. The term comes from the French vis-à-vis, meaning face to face. These carriages are still commonly made by Amish carriage makers in the midwestern United States. Also in the Western world, the vis-a-vis is the most common type of carriage style used to cart tourists and leisure seekers in downtown urban settings.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vis-à-vis

   vēz′-a-vē′, adv. facing one another.—n. one who faces, or is opposite to, another: a light carriage with seats facing each other: a kind of couch. [Fr. vis, face (—L. visus, look), à, to, vis, face.]

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How to pronounce vis-a-vis?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vis-a-vis in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vis-a-vis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of vis-a-vis in a Sentence

1. United States:

   The draft submitted by the United States delegation was written for regime change disguised as care for people. We've seen all of this already vis a vis Libya, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan.

2. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani:

   Iran, with the United States, does not have any direct talks vis-a-vis Syria. But Iran simultaneously with the European Union, as well as other countries, does have talks regarding Syria, and those parties to the talks with Iran about Syria are in direct conversations with the United States as well. So perhaps not direct, but there are talks.

3. Brian Kirkell:

   I don't see brick and mortar stores seeing a big benefit from this ruling vis-a-vis their key online competitors, large online retailers who compete with the likes of Walmart and Target have already been collecting and remitting sales tax for some time now because they saw the writing on the wall.

4. Eugene Remer:

   [ Russia’s ] leaders have embraced a wide range of tools — information warfare in all its forms, including subversion, deception, dis - and misinformation, this toolkit has deep historical roots in the Soviet era and performs the function of the equalizer that in the eyes of The Kremlin is intended to make up for Russia’s weakness vis a vis the West.

5. Josh Mendelsohn:

   Contact tracing is something that we were beyond weeks ago, they need something that shows how we are doing vis-a-vis social distancing, which statistically models what we are about to be in for, so as to predict patient load.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vis-a-vis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vis-A-Vis
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vis-a-vis
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=vis-a-vis
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=vis-a-vis