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> However, I would consider 'sitting' and 'standing' to be more opposites of
each
> other, and I wouldn't consider 'kneeling' to be the opposite of anything.
I can see no reason to regard 'sitting' as the opposite of 'standing'. You
may as well say 'breathing' is the opposite of 'eating'. Or indeed to say
'seeing' is the opposite of 'hearing'.
> In the same way, the opposite of 'sweet' (classifier "-co") is given as
> 'bitter' ("-kay"). To me the opposite of 'sweet' is closer to 'sour'.
> Considering that flavors are composed of four basic tastes (sweet, sour,
bitter, and
> salty), I wouldn't think any of them would be real opposites of any of the
others.
Some things just don't have opposites. Flavours I think are among them.
Arguably, the same applies to colours.
In fact, I suspect that it makes no sense to group any physical sensations
into binary opposites, except *maybe* 'pleasure' and 'pain'. It is possible
to experience a 'sharp, shooting pain', but i can't imagine a corresponding
pleasure.
What's the opposite of an itch? An orgasm? The taste of olive oil?