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J. Oxymoron

An oxymoron is a figure of speech which combines two contradicting terms together to create a greater impact. Oxymoron is derived from the Latin “oxymoron”, which is derived from the ‘Oxusmōros’ of Ancient Greek where ‘oxus’ means sharp and ‘mōros’ means dull.

Here is a list of interesting oxymora.

1. unwelcome welcome
2. falsely true
3. Dark light
4. Living dead
5. guest host

6. Sounds of Silence
7. controlled chaos
8. open secret
9. organized mess
10. alone in a crowd

11. pretty ugly
12. hot ice
13. grimly gay
14. heavy lightness
15. serious vanity

16. feather of lead
17. bright smoke
18. cold fire
19. sick health
20. bitter sweet

21. deafening silence
22. forward retreat
24. dry drunk
25. irregular pattern

26. Noisy silence
27. quiet riot
28. serious joke
29. sweet sorrow
30. business ethics

31. honest broker
32. work from home
33. artificial grass
34. ceramic egg
35. velvet flowers

36. electric candle.
37. invisible ink
38. wax vegetables
39. plastic paper
40. rubber bones

41. solid water
42. plastic glass
43. metal woods
44. artificial silk
45. synthetic wool

46. educational television
47. nightmare daydream
48. innocent crime
49. serious enjoyment
50. lazing industriously

51. the new classic
52. the old news.
53. the vintage modern.
54. the virtual reality.
55. truly false.

56. faithfully unfaithful.
57. love to hate.
58. to be cruel to be kind.
59. Rich poor man.
60. remember to forget.

61. faultless to a fault.
62. silent scream.
63. drunken sober Man.
64. the hot cool young man.
65. public secret.

66. nutty professor
67. learned fool
68. generously stingy
69. the unwelcome welcome
70. the midget giant

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<blockquote data-quote="Visalakshi Ramani" data-source="post: 408347" data-attributes="member: 16936">J. OxymoronAn oxymoron is a figure of speech which combines two contradicting terms together to create a greater impact. Oxymoron is derived from the Latin “oxymoron”, which is derived from the ‘Oxusmōros’ of Ancient Greek where ‘oxus’ means sharp and ‘mōros’ means dull.&nbsp;Here is a list of interesting oxymora.&nbsp;1. unwelcome welcome2. falsely true3. Dark light4. Living dead5. guest host6. Sounds of Silence7. controlled chaos8. open secret9. organized mess10. alone in a crowd11. pretty ugly12. hot ice13. grimly gay14. heavy lightness15. serious vanity16. feather of lead17. bright smoke18. cold fire19. sick health20. bitter sweet21. deafening silence22. forward retreat24. dry drunk25. irregular pattern26. Noisy silence27. quiet riot28. serious joke29. sweet sorrow30. business ethics31. honest broker32. work from home33. artificial grass34. ceramic egg35. velvet flowers36. electric candle.37. invisible ink38. wax vegetables39. plastic paper40. rubber bones41. solid water42. plastic glass43. metal woods44. artificial silk45. synthetic wool46. educational television47. nightmare daydream48. innocent crime49. serious enjoyment50. lazing industriously51. the new classic52. the old news.53. the vintage modern.54. the virtual reality.55. truly false.56. faithfully unfaithful.57. love to hate.58. to be cruel to be kind.59. Rich poor man.60. remember to forget.61. faultless to a fault.62. silent scream.63. drunken sober Man.64. the hot cool young man.65. public secret.66. nutty professor67. learned fool68. generously stingy69. the unwelcome welcome70. the midget giant<a href="https://theworldofwordsblog.wordpress.com/j-oxymoron/" target="_blank">https://theworldofwordsblog.wordpress.com/j-oxymoron/</a>My blog which is a treasure house of info about the words and the interesting tales hidden behind them.</blockquote>

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