00939895-a 'seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true';
 
Chinese (simplified) 似 非而 可能 是 , 似非而是 , 似非而是+的 , 自相矛盾 , 似非而可能是
English paradoxical 2 ( ⊳ ) , self-contradictory
Indonesian bertentangan
Japanese 逆説的
Malaysian bertentangan
Definitions
English
seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
― it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking
Japanese
外観上相容れないが、それでもなお考えようによっては真実である
― 立っていることは歩くことよりも疲れるというのは逆説的である
Relations
See also: 70101227-a
Similar to: inexplicable
Semantic Field: alla
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