Good morning! The Word of the Day is:
- Oxymoron -
[pronounced ok-si-mohr-on]
n.
1) A figure of speech by which a particular word, phrase, or expression produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect.
2) An effect where contradictory terms are used in conjunction.
3) A rhetorical device in which two seemingly contradictory words are used together for effect.
Word Origin
The word "oxymoron" first originated in the 1650s from the Latin word oxymorum meaning "pointedly foolish."
Examples of Oxymoron's
"Cruel kindness"
"To make haste slowly"
"A deafening silence"
