Ye olde word
Ye olde word
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Janus words
2 minutes Posted Oct 30, 2022 at 6:58 pm.
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What are words which contradict themselves called? Fast means to go fast, but, to stand fast means to not move at all. Listen to this episode to understand such words!


Sources: 

https://medium.com/@jackashepherd/these-extremely-cool-words-mean-the-opposite-of-themselves-8e4f5fd63cd3

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/words-own-opposites#:~:text=A%20'Janus%20word'%20is%20a,antagonyms%2C%20or%20auto%2Dantonyms.

https://blog.maltalingua.com/what-are-janus-words/

https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/09/08/some-words-have-two-opposite-meanings-why

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus#:~:text=In%20ancient%20Roman%20religion%20and,named%20for%20Janus%20(Ianuarius).

https://www.andersonlock.com/blog/god-doors/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym#:~:text=An%20auto%2Dantonym%20or%20autantonym,or%20%22to%20bind%20together%22.


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