Oxymoron
Main Entry: ox·y·mo·ron a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness) Here are 25...
Pronunciation: "äk-si-'mOr-"än, -'mor-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ox·y·mo·ra /-'mOr-&, -'mor-/ Etymology: Late Greek oxymOron, from neuter of oxymOros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mOros foolish Date: 1657
- ox·y·mo·ron·ic /-m&-'rä-nik, -mo-/ adjective
- ox·y·mo·ron·i·cal·ly /-ni-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Act naturally
Advanced BASIC
Airline Food
Almost exactly
Alone together
British fashion
Business ethics
Childproof
Exact estimate
Found missing
Genuine imitation
Good grief
Government organization
Legally drunk
Living dead
Military Intelligence
New classic
New York culture
Resident alien
Same difference
Sanitary landfill
Silent scream
Small crowd
Soft rock
Software documentation
Sweet sorrow
Originally published November 14, 2002.
