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complement
noun
something
or
someone
that
makes
another
thing
complete
,
fuller
,
or
better
•
The
fresh
salad
is
a
perfect
complement
to
the
spicy
curry
.
The
fresh
salad
is
a
perfect
complement
to
the
spicy
curry
.
•
His
calm
personality
is
a
pleasant
complement
to
her
energetic
nature
.
His
calm
personality
is
a
pleasant
complement
to
her
energetic
nature
.
from
Latin
"
complementum
",
meaning
"
something
that
fills
up
or
completes
"
verb
-
complement
,
complementing
,
complements
,
complemented
to
add
to
something
in
a
way
that
makes
it
complete
or
improves
it
•
The
blue
curtains
complement
the
white
walls
beautifully
.
The
blue
curtains
complement
the
white
walls
beautifully
.
•
Spices
should
complement
the
flavor
of
the
meat
,
not
hide
it
.
Spices
should
complement
the
flavor
of
the
meat
,
not
hide
it
.
from
Latin
"
complementum
"
via
Middle
French
"
complément
",
adopted
into
English
as
verb
in
the
17th
century
noun
in
grammar
,
a
word
,
phrase
,
or
clause
that
is
needed
to
complete
the
meaning
of
another
part
of
the
sentence
•
In
the
sentence
“
She
is
a
teacher
,” “
a
teacher
”
is
a
subject
complement
.
In
the
sentence
“
She
is
a
teacher
,” “
a
teacher
”
is
a
subject
complement
.
•
Different
languages
allow
different
types
of
verb
complements
.
Different
languages
allow
different
types
of
verb
complements
.
sense
developed
in
the
19th
century
as
linguistics
became
formalized
,
extending
the
idea
of
‘
completing
’
to
sentence
structure
noun
in
mathematics
,
the
part
that
together
with
a
given
part
makes
a
whole
,
such
as
the
angle
or
set
that
completes
another
•
If
one
angle
is
30°
,
its
complement
is
60°
.
If
one
angle
is
30°
,
its
complement
is
60°
.
•
The
complement
of
set
A
contains
every
element
not
in
A
.
The
complement
of
set
A
contains
every
element
not
in
A
.
extended
to
mathematics
in
the
late
17th
century
to
describe
the
amount
needed
to
complete
a
total