Definitions for Paradoxical
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. paradoxical, self-contradictoryadjective

   seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true

   "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. paradoxicaladjective

   Having self-contradictory properties.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Paradoxicaladjective

   Etymology: from paradox.

   1. Having the nature of a paradox.

   What hath been every where opinioned by all men, is more than paradoxical to dispute. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   Strange it is, how the curiosity of men, that have been active in the instruction of beasts, among those many paradoxical and unheard-of imitations, should not attempt to make one speak. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   These will seem strange and paradoxical to one that takes a prospect of the world. John Norris.

   2. Inclined to new tenets, or notions contrary to received opinions.

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1. paradoxical

   Paradoxical refers to something that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality, may express a possible truth. It could be a statement, situation, or concept that defies intuition or conventional wisdom, often leading to a surprising or unexpected conclusion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Paradoxicaladjective

   of the nature of a paradox

2. Paradoxicaladjective

   inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Paradoxical in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Paradoxical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Paradoxical in a Sentence

1. Bruno Valentini:

   It's paradoxical that after Brexit, Europe's banking authorities are effectively helping destabilize the market by opposing Italy's attempt to strengthen the financial system and safeguard its customers.

2. Lars Eidinger:

   However paradoxical it sounds I feel more like me when I play a role.

3. Arnold J. Toynbee:

   It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.

4. Kedar Joshi:

   God is the ultimate philosophical questioner, the one who asks the logically paradoxical ultimate philosophical question about the nature of his own existence.

5. Erik Pevernagie:

   When one has ended up in a frustrating situation, trapped by paradoxical rules and lost in unsolvable logic puzzles, time comes to break free from a corporeal prison and head for new horizons. ( "Corporeal prison" )

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Paradoxical
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Paradoxical
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Paradoxical
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Paradoxical