Word of the Day – Antinomy

Antinomy (noun)

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A contradiction between two beliefs or conclusions that are in themselves reasonable; a paradox.

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘a conflict between two laws’): from Latin antinomia, from Greek, from anti ‘against’ + nomos ‘law’.

Example sentences

“The trouble is the entire novel is an antinomy and so fails to be believable.”