English Explanatory Dictionary

paradessence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of appealing to and promising to satisfy multiple contradictory desires.

Word forms

paradessence paradessences

Etymology

Blend of paradox + essence, coined by Alex Shakar in 2001.

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