Definition of oxymoron
: Combination of contradictory or incompatible words (such as cruel kindness)
Widely: some (such as a concept) that are made of contradictory or incompatible elements
: Combination of contradictory or incompatible words (such as cruel kindness)
Widely: some (such as a concept) that are made of contradictory or incompatible elements
An oxymoron (normal plural oxymoron, the more rare oxymoron) is a moderate device that uses a clear self-contradiction to portray a moderate point or reveal contradiction. For O & M’s 1902, another common meaning of “contradiction in words” (essentially not necessary) has been recorded.
This word has been first recorded in Latinos Greek Maurus Servius Honoratus (C. AD 400) as Latin Greek oxymōrum; This Greek ὀξύς oksús is taken from “fast, eager, point” and μωρός mōros “sluggish, stupid, stupid”; As it was, “sharp-dull”, “keenly stupid”, or “pointedly foolish”. Oxymoron is an autological term, that is, it is an example of oxymoron itself. The Greek compound word ὀξύμωρον oksýmōron, which corresponds to the Latin formation, does not appear in any known ancient Greek works before the formation of the Latin word.
Types and Examples
In the narrow sense, there is a liberal device used by the Oxymoron speaker intentionally, and intended to be understood by the listener in this way. In the more extended sense, the word “oxymoron” has been applied to unknown or contingent contrasts in the case of “dead metaphors” (“hard wearing” or “very good”). In the sense of “entertaining linguistics”, Ladder (1990), “No” and “OK” or “No” plus “Yes” in the form of Noise, or “Divorce Court” to make “Logical Oxymorons” Far-ranged pouncing like “US Army Intelligence” or “Press Release”. Many singular words made of “dependent morphemes” (i.e., not productive compounds in English, but loan is given as a compound from a different language), as the pre-posterous (lit. “with the first obstacle part) Compare the “upside-down”, “head over heels”, “behind the ass”, etc.) or sopho-more (an artificial Greek compound burned, “intelligent-fool”). Read More
In the narrow sense, there is a liberal device used by the Oxymoron speaker intentionally, and intended to be understood by the listener in this way. In the more extended sense, the word “oxymoron” has been applied to unknown or contingent contrasts in the case of “dead metaphors” (“hard wearing” or “very good”). In the sense of “entertaining linguistics”, Ladder (1990), “No” and “OK” or “No” plus “Yes” in the form of Noise, or “Divorce Court” to make “Logical Oxymorons” Far-ranged pouncing like “US Army Intelligence” or “Press Release”. Many singular words made of “dependent morphemes” (i.e., not productive compounds in English, but loan is given as a compound from a different language), as the pre-posterous (lit. “with the first obstacle part) Compare the “upside-down”, “head over heels”, “behind the ass”, etc.) or sopho-more (an artificial Greek compound burned, “intelligent-fool”). Read More
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