vis-à-vis

Meaning

Prep

1. In relation to; compared with.
2. Opposite; across from; set so as to be facing.

Noun

1. (historical) A small horse-drawn carriage for two people sitting facing each other.
2. A sofa with seats for two people, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.
3. One of two (or more) people facing or opposite each other.
4. A date or escort in a social event.
5. A person holding a corresponding position in another organisation.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Face-to-face.
2. (not-comparable) Having two portraits facing each other.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Face to face (with another).
2. (archaic, not-comparable) In a position facing a specified or implied subject.

Synonyms

opposite

opposite to

on the opposite side

face to face

in front of

oppose

relativity

across from

resist

counterpart

date

📅

face-to-face

Translations

vis-à-vis

gegenüber

vis-à-vis

فِي مُوَاجَهَة

en relació a

in relazione a

em relação a

face a face

cara a cara

en relación a

em comparação com

tegenover

tegenover elkaar

frente a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/viːz.ɑːˈviː/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French vis-à-vis.