vis-a-vis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
    counterpart; opposite number.
  2. noun small sofa that seats two people
    love seat; loveseat; tete-a-tete.
  3. adverb face-to-face with; literally `face to face'
    • they sat vis-a-vis at the table
    • I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman

WordNet

Vis`-a-vis" noun
Etymology
F., opposite, face to face.
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.
  2. A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.
Vis`-a-vis" adverb
Definitions
  1. Face to face.

Webster 1913