antinomy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ænˈtɪnəmɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an tinə mē)

Inflections of 'antinomy' (n): npl: antinomies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•tin•o•my  (an tinə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. 
  1. opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
  2. Philosophya contradiction between two statements, both apparently obtained by correct reasoning.
  • Greek antinomía a contradiction between laws. See anti-, -nomy
  • Latin antinomia
  • 1585–95;
an•ti•nom•ic  (an′ti nomik),USA pronunciation an′ti•nomi•cal, adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
antinomy / ænˈtɪnəmɪ/ ( -mies)
  1. opposition of one law, principle, or rule to another; contradiction within a law
  2. contradiction existing between two apparently indubitable propositions; paradox
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin antinomia, from Greek: conflict between laws, from anti- + nomos lawantinomic / ˌæntɪˈnɒmɪk/

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