Definition of Oxymoron

1. Noun. Conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence').

Generic synonyms: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope

Definition of Oxymoron

1. n. A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.

Definition of Oxymoron

1. a combination of contradictory or incongruous words [n -MORONS or -MORA]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxymoron

oxyhydrogen
oxyiodide
oxykrinin
Oxylebius
Oxylebius pictus
oxyluciferin
oxymel
oxymel
oxymels
oxymesterone
oxymetazoline
oxymetazoline hydrochloride
oxymetholone
oxymethylene
oxymora
oxymoron (current term)
oxymoronic
oxymoronically
oxymorons
oxymorphone
oxymorphone hydrochloride
oxymuriate
oxymuriatic
oxymyoglobin
oxynervone
oxyneurine
oxyntic
oxyntic cell
oxyntic gland
oxyntomodulin

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