foil (n)
enhancer (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
examples pretty girls like plain friends as foils
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Hypernym attention
Derivationally related form enhancer → enhance
Derivationally related form foil → foil
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Hyponym attention
Derivationally related form enhance → enhancer
Derivationally related form foil → foil

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