Complement shares its first two syllables with the word complete, and its meanings relate to completion, as in "a tangy sauce that complements the rich dessert" and "artwork that is a perfect complement to …

To complement is to provide something felt to be lacking or needed; it is often applied to putting together two things, each of which supplies what is lacking in the other, to make a complete whole: Two …

A complement is part of a word or phrase that completes the predicate (= the part of a sentence that gives information about the subject), as “nothing” in “They told him nothing.”

A complement is something that makes up a satisfying whole with something else. Those shiny red shoes you just bought complement your shiny red purse.

COMPLEMENT meaning: 1 : something that completes something else or makes it better; 2 : the usual number or quantity of something that is needed or used

Definition of complement noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To complement means to complete or perfect a whole; it often refers to putting together two things, each of which supplies what is lacking in the other: Statements from different points of view may …

To complement is to provide something felt to be lacking or needed; it is often applied to putting together two things, each of which supplies what is lacking in the other, to make a complete whole: Two …

to make a fine accompaniment to, or to complete, perfect, or bring into perfect balance. My father is outgoing and my mother is shy, and they complement each other in many other ways as well. This …

Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement). The complement of the odd numbers is the even …