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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-762/
- Published: 2026-09-18T18:15:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T18:15:52.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

oxymoron (noun) -

: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness), broadly : something (such as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxymoron?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : While we are loath to place restrictions on language use, oxymoron usually refers to a set of contradictory words (such as bittersweet) rather than to a contradictory person. We must also inform you that an oxymoron and a moron have little in common except that both words come from the Greek word for "foolish" (mōros). An oxymoron is a self-contradicting word or group of words (as in Shakespeare’s line from Romeo and Juliet, "Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!"). A paradox is a statement or argument that seems to be contradictory or to go against common sense, but that is yet perhaps still true—for example, "less is more."

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