n.; pl. paradoxes [ F. paradoxe, L. paradoxum, fr. Gr. para`doxon; para` beside, beyond, contrary to + dokei^n to think, suppose, imagine. See Para-, and Dogma. ] A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it appear in show not to be altogether unreasonable. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it proof. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hydrostatic paradox. See under Hydrostatic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Paradoxical. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of the nature of a paradox. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Par`a*dox"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Par`a*dox"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) A genus of large trilobites characteristic of the primordial formations. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ paradox + -ism. ca. 1980 ] An avant-garde movement in literature, art, and philosophy, based on excessive used of antitheses, antinomies, contradictions, oxymorons, and paradoxes. Charles Le (https://web.archive.org/web/20091018202429/http://www.geocities.com/charlestle/paradoxism.html) [ PJC ]

Paradoxism originated in Romania in the 1980s as a way of protesting against a closed society and a totalitarian regime. It is based on an excessive use of antimonies, antitheses, contradictions, oxymorons, and paradoxes. It was set up and led by the writer Florentin Smarandache in the 1980's, who said: “The goal is the enlargement of the artistic sphere through non-artistic elements”.
One example of such a paradox is the two-line poem:
Even if he didn't
He did

A free eBook on "Paradoxism and Postmodernism" can be downloaded from https://zenodo.org/record/8865#.YIWBb_kvBhE. [ Charles Le ]

n., /mhw>, n. One who proposes a paradox. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Paradox + -logy. ] The use of paradoxes. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. para`doxos incredible, paradoxical + o'yra` tail. So called because its tail is unlike that of the other animals to which it was supposed to be related. ] (Zool.) Any species of Paradoxurus, a genus of Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet, as the musang, and the luwack or palm cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). See Musang. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A paradoxical statement; a paradox. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality or state of being paradoxical. Coleridge [ 1913 Webster ]