An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. An anagram is a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as cinema, formed from iceman.
yes because not is different from really
George Carlin referred to "military intelligence" as an oxymoron in one of his comedy performances.
what is an oxymoron for vaguely
There is no antonym to oxymoron
what is the purpose of an oxymoron
No, an idiom is not the same as an oxymoron. An idiom is a phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, while an oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, like "jumbo shrimp" or "deafening silence."
The Oxymoron was created in 2007.
Anagram. :)
Is dry water a oxymoron
The antonym of an oxymoron is a tautology. For example: "almost exactly" is an oxymoron. "Tiny little" is a tautology.
An oxymoron is a phrase that has words that counteract eachother. So working vacation is an oxymoron itself.
No, "glossy caramel fleece" is not an example of an oxymoron. An oxymoron is a combination of contradictory terms, like "jumbo shrimp" or "deafening silence." In this case, "glossy caramel fleece" is just a description of something that combines different qualities (shiny, caramel-colored, and soft).