beholding vs contrast

beholding and contrast both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beholding	Yes	No	No	No
contrast	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, contrast is a hyponym of beholding; that is, contrast is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beholding:

beholding: perception by means of the eyes
contrast: the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

Other hyponyms of beholding include face recognition, object recognition, visual space, fusion, optical fusion.

beholding (noun)	contrast (noun)
perception by means of the eyes	the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
	the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
	a conceptual separation or distinction
	the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

beholding (verb)	contrast (verb)
	put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
	to show differences when compared; be different