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- pronunciation:
- pae
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daks
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a statement that contradicts or seems to contradict itself, yet often expresses a truth, such as "Less is more".
It may be a paradox, but I believe that sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.- similar words:
- absurdity, antilogy, contradiction, conundrum, enigma, inconsistency, oxymoron, puzzle, riddle
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definition 2: |
a person, thing, or situation that exhibits contrasting or contradictory qualities.
the paradox of the wise fool- synonyms:
- enigma
- similar words:
- absurdity, ambivalence, anomaly, contradiction, conundrum, incongruity, inconsistency, problem, puzzlement, riddle
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definition 3: |
an assertion that contradicts itself, yet follows from logical reasoning.
- similar words:
- antilogy, contradiction, enigma, inconsistency
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related words: |
contradictory, conundrum |
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derivations: |
paradoxical (adj.), paradoxically (adv.) |
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