oxymorus
Latin
adj
Definitions
- oxymoronic; of or pertaining to a figure of speech in which two words with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect, as in the following:
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὀξύμωρος, ὀξύς (sharp, keen, pointed, swift, pointy, acidic).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὀξύς
Gloss
sharp, keen, pointed, swift, pointy, acidic
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
鋭
Emoji
🪒
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- oxy- English
- oxytocin English
- oxymōrum Latin
- oxymōrus Latin
- oxysporus Latin
- oxytropis Latin
- ossi- Italian
- oxygène French
- μωρός Ancient Greek
- ὀξυλάπαθον Ancient Greek
- ὀξύβαφον Ancient Greek
- ὀξύγαλα Ancient Greek
- ὀξύγαρον Ancient Greek
- ὀξύμωρος Ancient Greek
- ὀξύρρυγχος Ancient Greek
- ὀξύς Ancient Greek
- ὀξύσχοινος Ancient Greek
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- oxigénio Portuguese
- oxiür Catalan, Valencian
- oxycoccos Translingual
- кислород Bulgarian
- חמצן Hebrew (modern)
- кислород Macedonian