Oxymorons
By g_aileen09
@g_aileen09 (1354)
Philippines
March 2, 2007 12:39am CST
I have been looking at search engines for an exact definition but to no avail. I only see examples.
Have you already encountered this word?
4 responses
@bosing143c (564)
• Philippines
2 Mar 07
it is a rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined as in deafening silence and mournful optimist: the greek word oxus means sharp, pointed + moros means foolish, dull.
oxymoron simply means in our own daily usage - pointedly foolish... i hope i satisfied your question my friend...
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@g_aileen09 (1354)
• Philippines
2 Mar 07
of course you did!!! thanks for being so kind always.
I love oxymorons.
@g_aileen09 (1354)
• Philippines
3 Mar 07
LOL!!! just add the "oxy" so as not to address me differently. :D
If you have also noticed, I myself didn't post any comment yet... for it is just a spur-of-the-moment thought. I have been contemplating for a while about posting it and you are observant enough to have noticed that it is indeed intriguing. Actually, I never have thought of it that way. Just one of my crazy thoughts :D You may go back there later though.
Have a nice day :)
@bosing143c (564)
• Philippines
2 Mar 07
you do?? then just be careful its contagious! lol (joke). you know i like all your topics you posted, very interesting... the only thing that intrigue me most is your topic about pain, i did not post any comment because its a broad subject, maybe next time i will post some comments on that subject. my best regards to you my friend...
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
2 Mar 07
An oxymoron I believe is a grouping of words that are contradictory to each other. For example: dry ice. There is a movie called "Army Intelligence" which was also classed as an oxymoron! (tongue firmly planted in cheek!)
The pure definition of oxymoron however is: a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”
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@grinjaguar (571)
• Philippines
5 Mar 07
yup, it think it is a figure of speech where it is composed mostly of two words of contradiction but suggest a single idea. example true lies which means lies.
