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Our grandparents' generation never expected too much out of life and, paradoxically, were happier for it. It never occurred to my granddad that he would enjoy work. He hated it from the day he walked through the factory gates at 14 to when he left at 65.
Mark Barrowcliffe

Meaning of "paradoxically" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARADOXICALLY

paradoxically  [ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARADOXICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paradoxically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PARADOXICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Paradox

A paradox is a statement that apparently contradicts itself and yet might be true. Most logical paradoxes are known to be invalid arguments but are still valuable in promoting critical thinking. Some paradoxes have revealed errors in definitions assumed to be rigorous, and have caused axioms of mathematics and logic to be re-examined. One example is Russell's paradox, which questions whether a "list of all lists that do not contain themselves" would include itself, and showed that attempts to found set theory on the identification of sets with properties or predicates were flawed. Others, such as Curry's paradox, are not yet resolved. Examples outside logic include the Ship of Theseus from philosophy. Paradoxes can also take the form of images or other media. For example, M.C. Escher featured perspective-based paradoxes in many of his drawings, with walls that are regarded as floors from other points of view, and staircases that appear to climb endlessly. In common usage, the word "paradox" often refers to statements that are ironic or unexpected, such as "the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking".

Definition of paradoxically in the English dictionary

The definition of paradoxically in the dictionary is in a way which is seemingly absurd or self-contradictory but which is or may be true.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARADOXICALLY


economically
ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəlɪ
electronically
ɪlekˈtrɒnɪkəlɪ
fantastically
fænˈtæstɪkəlɪ
farcically
ˈfɑːsɪkəlɪ
forensically
fəˈrensɪkəlɪ
historically
hɪˈstɒrɪkəlɪ
intrinsically
ɪnˈtrɪnsɪkəlɪ
lexically
ˈleksɪkəlɪ
nonsensically
nɒnˈsɛnsɪkəlɪ
physically
ˈfɪzɪkəlɪ
practically
ˈpræktɪkəlɪ
sickerly
ˈsɪkəlɪ
specifically
spɪˈsɪfɪkəlɪ
statistically
stəˈtɪstɪkəlɪ
stereotaxically
ˌsterɪəˈtæksɪkəlɪ
technically
ˈteknɪkəlɪ
thoracically
θɔːˈræsɪkəlɪ
toxically
ˈtɒksɪkəlɪ
tragically
ˈtrædʒɪkəlɪ
typically
ˈtɪpɪkəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARADOXICALLY

paradisic
paradisical
paradoctor
parador
parados
paradox
paradoxal
paradoxer
paradoxical
paradoxical intention
paradoxical sleep
paradoxicality
paradoxicalness
paradoxidian
paradoxist
paradoxology
paradoxure
paradoxurine
paradoxy
paradrop

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARADOXICALLY

actually
alphabetically
automatically
basically
chemically
clinically
critically
dramatically
drastically
dynamically
electrically
genetically
ironically
locally
logically
mechanically
medically
politically
strategically
theoretically
vertically

Synonyms and antonyms of paradoxically in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «paradoxically» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARADOXICALLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

吊诡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paradójicamente
570 millions of speakers

English

paradoxically
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विडंबना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مفارقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

как это ни парадоксально
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paradoxalmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আপাতদৃষ্টে বিপরীত মনে হলেও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paradoxalement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paradoks
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

paradoxerweise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

逆説的に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

역설적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paradoxically
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghịch lý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முரண்பாடாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधाभास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paradoksal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paradossalmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

paradoksalnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як це не парадоксально
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în mod paradoxal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραδόξως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paradoksaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

paradoxalt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

paradoksalt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paradoxically

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARADOXICALLY»

The term «paradoxically» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.303 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARADOXICALLY» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «PARADOXICALLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word paradoxically.
1
Walter Anderson
We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.
2
Mark Barrowcliffe
Our grandparents' generation never expected too much out of life and, paradoxically, were happier for it. It never occurred to my granddad that he would enjoy work. He hated it from the day he walked through the factory gates at 14 to when he left at 65.
3
Kevin Brownlow
Somebody said that part of my reaction to British cinema is actually, paradoxically, a patriotic one. I'm so disappointed that we're not better.
4
Seth Godin
My blogging life is basically goalless. I like the zen nature of that, and paradoxically, it improves results.
5
Vaclav Havel
The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it.
6
Mark Hyman
Paradoxically Americans are becoming both more obese and more nutrient deficient at the same time. Obese children eating processed foods are nutrient depleted and increasingly get scurvy and rickets, diseases we thought were left behind in the 19th and 20th centuries.
7
Elfriede Jelinek
Eroding solidarity paradoxically makes a society more susceptible to the construction of substitute collectives and fascisms of all kinds.
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Lawrence Kasdan
But, I think that the reason I responded to this book, sort of paradoxically, is that it starts out like The Big Chill, sort of. Four friends, who are not quite happy with their life, and every year they get together for a week and look for some comfort from each other.
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found.
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Jonathan Nolan
In terms of long-term durable storage, the human mind, paradoxically, is pretty good, but it's very fragile.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARADOXICALLY»

Discover the use of paradoxically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paradoxically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Paradoxically a Woman
He knows her name, and he knows she is a genius. In this compelling tale, a young woman is trapped between becoming a victim of her circumstances and the life her mother dreamed of for her.
T. Darshan, 2012
2
Paradoxically Speaking
Mykel D. Myles. Paradoxically Speaking by Mykel D. Myles No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed,
Mykel D. Myles, 2012
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Paradoxical Psychotherapy: Theory & Practice With ...
Published in 1982, Paradoxical Psychotherapy is a valuable contribution to the field of Psychotherapy.
Gerald R. Weeks, Luciano L'Abate, 2013
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Opus Postscriptum
I say 'paradoxically' in relation to the phenomenal points at the southeast and southwest of our intercardinal axis only because without a corresponding gender input from the noumenal points forming either a state-hegemonic or a ...
John O'Loughlin, 2011
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Abe: Zen and Western Thought Pa
In order for the individual to be truly grasped as an individual, it must be paradoxically identical with the absolute. For if the individual and the absolute are understood to be even slightly separated from one another, the individuality of the ...
Masao Abe, William R. LaFleur, 1989
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The Baroque in English Neoclassical Literature
6. Behn: Paradoxically. Meant. If APHRA BEHN HAS NOW ENTERED THE CANON AS DRAMATIST AND novelist, her reputation as a poet remains undervalued. Particularly in her pindarics and pastorals and even her political odes, she ...
John Douglas Canfield, 2003
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The Making of Iraq, 1900-1963: Capital, Power, and Ideology
This book explores several major developmental problems as they manifested themselves in Iraq. It also focuses on the formation of capital in modern Iraq and addresses four theoretical categories.
Samira Haj, 1997
8
Julia Kristeva: Psychoanalysis and Modernity
The possibility of an assertion of transgression over a public domain devalued to a realm of housekeeping on the macrolevel comes to be harbored in the private realm ("madness is a space of antisocial, apolitical, and paradoxically free ...
Sara Beardsworth, 2004
9
Transforming Masculinities: Men, Cultures, Bodies, Power, ...
It is by grasping how power works to undermine self-worth and reduces people to mere matter, as Simone Weil appreciated, that we show how power also works through emotions, bodies and institutions.14 This paradoxically resonates with a  ...
Vic Seidler, 2006
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Writing and Rewriting National Theatre Histories
However, the ongoing attention devoted to the play, albeit in modes that deconstructed its original intent and revised the original enthusiasm and identification it produced, paradoxically attests to the maintenance of its canonical status.
S.E. Wilmer, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARADOXICALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paradoxically is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Prison within prison': a transgender inmate's years-long battle for …
Paradoxically, her response to the female yearnings she felt but could not understand in the absence of that word “transsexual” was to bury the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
The Second Fall of Rome
... paradoxically, had to ensure the work was done to keep siphoning profits without raising eyebrows. As a result, during the transition at least, ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
3
Original short story: Architectural Salvage, by Will Self
Jane drifted away, which was something she found paradoxically easier to do now she herself had grown considerably broader in the beam. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Poppy Delevingne and her sister Cara - the society supermodels are …
Yet for all the unattainable trappings of their high-born life, there is something paradoxically accessible about Cara and Poppy, stemming from ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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UAE's move to axe fuel subsidies a long-term gain that will outweigh …
Motorists may wince, but the UAE's move to remove subsidies on fuel prices has long been expected. Paradoxically, falls in global oil prices ... «The National, Jul 15»
6
Beirut garbage 'mafia' torching Lebanese governance
Seemingly paradoxically, the dysfunctional nature of Lebanon's complicated sectarian power-sharing system and patronage networks, which ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
7
Labour leadership election: Vote for the candidate who doesn't fear …
Paradoxically, but unsurprisingly, it is the candidate who seems least qualified to receive the adoration of the youth vote, who has given us ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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To know Netanyahu is not to love him
Paradoxically, the basic argument is that the only way to assess a public figure is to yank him out of the public sphere, where his image is ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
9
Music Can Even Give You an Orgasm!
The researchers said the term "implies a pleasurable sensation that is paradoxically both universal and variable. It affects different parts of the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
10
Giving boys a tough time
Paradoxically she does not fear what others would on the racing track – death. On the contrary the Mumbai-based car racer Sneha Sharma ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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