Juxtaposition vs. Oxymoron

Juxtapositionnoun

The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.

Juxtapositionnoun

(grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.

Juxtapositionnoun

(mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.

Juxtapositionnoun

The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.

Juxtapositionnoun

(arts) Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.

Juxtapositionnoun

(rhetoric) The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.

Juxtapositionverb

To place in juxtaposition.

Juxtapositionnoun

A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.

Juxtapositionnoun

the act of positioning close together (or side by side);

Juxtapositionnoun

a side-by-side position

Juxtaposition

Juxtaposition is an act or instance of placing two elements close together or side by side. This is often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, etc.

Oxymoronnoun

A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.

Oxymoronnoun

A contradiction in terms.

Oxymoronnoun

A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.

Oxymoronnoun

conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

Oxymoron

An oxymoron (usual plural oxymorons, more rarely oxymora) is a figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposing meanings within a word or phrase that creates an ostensible self-contradiction. An oxymoron can be used as a rhetorical device to illustrate a rhetorical point or to reveal a paradox.