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

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1. vis-a-vis

   Vis-a-vis is a French phrase used in English meaning "in relation to" or "compared with." It can also mean "face-to-face" when describing a meeting or "in terms of" when comparing or contrasting two items. It is often used to suggest a level of comparison or interaction between two parties.

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.]

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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-à-vis?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vis-à-vis in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vis-à-vis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of vis-à-vis in a Sentence

1. Dirk Hoke:

   We are sounding the alarm that Germany and Europe are falling behind in space vis-a-vis China and the United States, we're at a critical juncture to ensure we stay in the top league.

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. Ehsan Khoman:

   Japan and South Korea may comply with the proposed U.S. reimposition of Iranian sanctions on the concern of losing the U.S. security umbrella vis-à-vis North Korea.

4. Sarhang Hamasaeed:

   It is a broader problem that does not only tie to what happened in the past couple of weeks, but a broader one is : What is the Sarhang Hamasaeed policy towards Iraq ? There was an Iraqi criticism always that the US does not have a policy and a strategy for its focus on Iraq, there's a strategy focused on ISIS that has an Iraq component, there's a strategy toward Iran that has an Iran component, but if you neutralize those two elements, what is the Sarhang Hamasaeed policy vis-a-vis Iraq ?

5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   I have made clear that whoever hurts us, we will hurt him, this is what we did overnight vis-a-vis military targets of the Iranian Al Quds force and Syrian military targets in Syria after a barrage of rockets was launched at Israel.

References

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