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bn:00030906n
Noun Concept
EN
foil  enhancer
EN
Anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities WordNet 3.0
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Anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities. OmegaWiki
Something that enhances. Wiktionary
Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something. Wiktionary
Anything that acts to emphasise the characteristics of something. Wiktionary (translation)
EN
Pretty girls like plain friends as foils WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
attention
DERIVATION
enhance
foil
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
foil, enhancer
Wiktionary
EN
enhancer, foil
OmegaWiki
EN
enhancer, foil

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