Thursday, July 2, 2009

Oxymorons

What a funny name for a word right? What it actually means is a figure of speech or expressed idea in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. It basically means that the phrase has words which oppose each other.
Here are a few oxymorons and their meanings:
  1. A fine mess - a mess is bad but a fine mess is worse than that.
  2. Deafening silence - silence that is so great that it almost feels resounding.
  3. Big baby - a baby that is larger than average/heavier than average.
The above are just a few examples. There is still a long list of examples:
e.g. dirty white,
accurate rumour,
act naturally,
alone together,
bad luck,
bittersweet,
burning cold
etc.

Fun, are they not? Go try to construct some of your own oxymorons!

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