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There's something undeniably oxymoronic about a 'successful' rock n' roll band. Who wants to hear a bunch of success stories whining about their success? More importantly, what can be the drive behind a band, what can they have to rage against when they are successes? That's a dichotomy every successful band wrestles with.
Dexter Holland

Meaning of "oxymoronic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OXYMORONIC

oxymoronic  [ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OXYMORONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oxymoronic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OXYMORONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

oxymoronic

Oxymoron

An oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appear to be contradictory. Oxymora appear in a variety of contexts, including inadvertent errors and literary oxymorons crafted to reveal a paradox.

Definition of oxymoronic in the English dictionary

The definition of oxymoronic in the dictionary is of or relating to an oxymoron.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OXYMORONIC


Acheron
ˈækəˌrɒn
boron
ˈbɔːrɒn
digitron
ˈdɪdʒɪˌtrɒn
electron
ɪˈlɛktrɒn
giron
ˈdʒaɪrɒn
Hebron
ˈhɛbrɒn
interferon
ˌɪntəˈfɪərɒn
magnetron
ˈmæɡnɪˌtrɒn
mellotron
ˈmɛləˌtrɒn
micron
ˈmaɪkrɒn
moron
ˈmɔːrɒn
neuron
ˈnjʊərɒn
neutron
ˈnjuːtrɒn
Oberon
ˈəʊbəˌrɒn
oxymoron
ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn
positron
ˈpɒzɪˌtrɒn
Sharon
ʃəˈrɒn
thoron
ˈθɔːrɒn
tron
trɒn
vigneron
ˈviːnjərɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OXYMORONIC

oxygenize
oxygenizer
oxygenless
oxygenous
oxyhaemoglobin
oxyhemoglobin
oxyhydrogen
oxymel
oxymora
oxymoron
oxymoronically
oxyntic
oxyphenbutazone
oxyphil
oxyphilic
oxyrhynchus
oxysalt
oxysome
oxysulphide
oxytetracycline

WORDS THAT END LIKE OXYMORONIC

Aaronic
animatronic
boronic
Byronic
chronic
diachronic
electronic
hadronic
hyaluronic
hydronic
iconic
ironic
isoelectronic
mechatronic
microelectronic
moronic
optoelectronic
saronic
synchronic
Tiptronic
vibronic

Synonyms and antonyms of oxymoronic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oxymoronic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OXYMORONIC

Find out the translation of oxymoronic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oxymoronic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oxymoronic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自相矛盾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oximorónico
570 millions of speakers

English

oxymoronic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oxymoronic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذوبان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оксюморон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paradoxal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

oxymoronic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oxymore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oxymoronic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oxymoronic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

oxymoronic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모순
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oxymoronic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oxymoronic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

oxymoronic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑक्सीमोरोनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oxymoronic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ossimoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oxymoronic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оксюморон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oximoronic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

oxymoronic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oxymoronic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oxymoronic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oxymoronic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oxymoronic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OXYMORONIC»

The term «oxymoronic» is regularly used and occupies the 95.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OXYMORONIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oxymoronic

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3 QUOTES WITH «OXYMORONIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oxymoronic.
1
Dexter Holland
There's something undeniably oxymoronic about a 'successful' rock n' roll band. Who wants to hear a bunch of success stories whining about their success? More importantly, what can be the drive behind a band, what can they have to rage against when they are successes? That's a dichotomy every successful band wrestles with.
2
Caroline Knapp
Happy and alone, you say? Reclusive and merry? How oxymoronic! Pas possible! Alas, the concept is lost on so many.
3
William Lashner
I write novels with a lawyer as the hero, no matter how oxymoronic that might sound.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OXYMORONIC»

Discover the use of oxymoronic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oxymoronic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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My Poetry: Complete and Exact Oxymoronic Webs of Concrete ...
Alexandra Andrianova. A Word With Poetry. Disarmed, here I am before you, nervous, scared as fuck! The tragedy of not finding you cowers in shame to the sound of my helpless belonging to you. The fibers of that sound imperviously float  ...
Alexandra Andrianova, 2013
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Oxymoronica
" Dolly Parton You won't find the word "oxymoronica" in any dictionary (at least not yet) because Dr. Mardy Grothe introduces it to readers in this delightful collection of 1,400 of the most provocative quotations of all time.
Mardy Grothe, 2009
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Stop: Keep Moving: An Oxymoronic Approach to Architecture
The subtitle of the book says it all: An Oxymoronic Approach to Architecture.
Bunker Arquitectura, 2010
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My Poetry: Complete and Exact Oxymoronic Webs of Concrete ...
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Alexandra Andrianova, 2013
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Silence Unheard: Deathly Otherness in Patanjala-Yoga
Introduction: Challenges. of. an. Oxymoronic. Genre. The interior is not easily revealed and understood; Who really knows what is in there? Compared with the lucidity of the congealed, objective, and wellbound external, the inner—though ...
Yohanan Grinshpon, 2012
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Crosswords for a Super Brain Workout
ACROSS 1 A Martinez in baseball 6 Wise old saying 1 1 Spanish snacks 16 Blazing 17 Bubbly beverages 18 Turn aside, as a blow 19 Oxymoronic delicacy 21 Language group of Africa 22 " was saying ..." 23 Fifty past, on a dial 24 Knock for a ...
Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Olivia Carlton, 2002
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First-Class Crosswords
ACROSS 1 A Martinez in baseball 6 Wise old saying 1 1 Spanish snacks 16 Blazing 1 7 Bubbly beverages 18 Turn aside, as a blow 19 Oxymoronic delicacy 21 Language group of Africa 22 " was saying ..." 23 Fifty past, on a dial 24 Knock for ...
Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, 2001
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Civilizing the Margins: Southeast Asian Government Policies ...
6. Oxymoronic. Development. The. Military. as. Benefactor. in. the. Border. Regions. of. Burma. Curt1s W. Lambrecht In 1989, the Burmese1 government introduced the Program for the Progress of the Border Areas and National Races  ...
Christopher R. Duncan, 2008
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Suicide as Psychache: A Clinical Approach to ...
They are (1) an oxymoronic style of thinking; (2) an idiosyncratic mode of syllogistic thinking, specifically his way of misusing the middle term of the syllogism or reasoning in terms of attributes of the predicate (which I shall call confused ...
Edwin S. Shneidman, 1993
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Genocidal Legacy: On the Doctrine of Self-righteousness
OXYMORONIC SYLLABUS OR INSANITY GONE POETIC Just for fun let's play with concepts and still make a point on the notion of sanity in an insane world, or if you prefer, of inculcating, if not promoting, oxymoronic intelligence. Yea! I know  ...
Jean Ovide Bourdeau, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OXYMORONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oxymoronic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Whale watching from land: A whole new perspective on the Route …
... Mer et Monde precisely because of its reputation for land-based whale watching — an activity that seemed so implausible, if not oxymoronic, ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Turning Back Boats, Refugees and the Australian Labor Party
Richard Marles, the individual assigned the oxymoronic task of “modernising” the immigration platform, has given the impression that the new ... «Dissident Voice, Jul 15»
3
High Gear: Shimano clipless pedals in two varieties
Forget the oxymoronic nature of their name — it's not worth explaining. The style involves being attached to — or “clicking in” to — the pedals ... «Grand Junction Free Press, Jul 15»
4
This Vigilant Christian Has Served the Hottest Possible Take on …
He is appalled by BuzzFeed's lack of grasp on the English language and the oxymoronic statement it so clearly makes. The Vigilant Christian ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
5
Washington state's terrifying new climate threat: “Urban wildfires”
Washington firefighters are bracing themselves for an onslaught of oxymoronic-sounding “urban wildfires,” NPR reports – basically, brush fires ... «Salon, Jul 15»
6
Two Sides of a Copper Coin: The Coloring of #RachelDolezal and …
I have always found the term post-racial to not only be peculiar and oxymoronic, but flat out asinine. (didn't want to say stupid) How on God's ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
7
Silent struggle for Alaska's soul
Semantically, this term is oxymoronic. The tribes will either be “dependent” or they will be “sovereign.” They can't be both. Given the history of ... «Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Jul 15»
8
Smoking Trees
... of the Summer of '15, while the surreally oxymoronic 'Awake In Your Dreams' drops chiming bells, vibrattoed guitars, and marshall drumming ... «Soundblab, Jul 15»
9
Premiers Produce Oxymoronic Energy Strategy
On July 15, a state-of-the-art new pipeline near Fort McMurray, Alberta, ruptured, spilling five million litres of bitumen, sand and waste water ... «The Boundary Sentinel, Jul 15»
10
'Tis the season to celebrate six months early
The month of July is best known for it's hot weather, Independence Day festivities and Yuletide celebrations. Despite being slightly oxymoronic ... «Sandusky Register, Jul 15»

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