LIAR PARADOX

Meaning of LIAR PARADOX in English

a logical paradox that results from consideration of statements of the form "This statement is false." If the statement is true, then it is false, whereas if it is false, then it is true.

[ 1935-40 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

LIAR PARADOX — Paradox derived from the statement attributed to the Cretan prophet Epimenides (6th century BC) that all Cretans are liars. If …
Английский словарь Британика
LIAR PARADOX — noun : a semantical paradox associated with the Cretan philosopher Epimenides (†7th cent. B.C.) and occurring when someone says “I …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIAR PARADOX — also called Epimenides' paradox the paradox that if This sentence is not true is true, then it is not true, …
Britannica English vocabulary
LIAR PARADOX — Paradox derived from the statement attributed to the Cretan prophet Epimenides (6th century BC) that all Cretans are liars. If …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LIAR PARADOX — < philosophy > A sentence which asserts its own falsity, e.g. "This sentence is false" or "I am lying". These …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
LIAR PARADOX — мат. парадокс лжеца
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIAR PARADOX — Парадокс лжеца
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LIAR PARADOX — матем. парадокс лжеца
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LIAR PARADOX — мат. парадокс лжеца
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARADOX — ~ (-al)
English interlingue dictionary
LIAR — mentitor, mentiard
English interlingue dictionary
LIAR — bakakon;butboton;huiabon
English-Visayan vocabulary
LIAR — noun see: lie Date: before 12th century a person who tells lies
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARADOX — I Apparently self-contradictory statement whose underlying meaning is revealed only by careful scrutiny. Its purpose is to arrest attention and …
Английский словарь Британика
PARADOX — I. ˈparəˌdäks also ˈper- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxon, from neuter of paradoxos contrary to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIAR — ˈlī(ə)r, -īə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lier, liar, from Old English lēogere, from lēogan to lie + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIAR — (n.) A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.
Английский словарь Webster
LIAR — ( n. ) A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIAR — /luy"euhr/ , n. a person who tells lies. [ bef. 950; ME lier, OE leogere. See LIE 1 , -AR …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIAR — n. one who does not tell the truth, one who tells lies, dishonest person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LIAR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lēogere, from lēogan to lie — more at lie Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIAR — noun a person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.
Webster English vocab
LIAR — ■ noun a person who tells lies. Origin OE lēogere (see lie 2 , -ar 4 ).
Concise Oxford English vocab
PARADOX — apparently self-contradictory statement, the underlying meaning of which is revealed only by careful scrutiny. The purpose of a paradox is …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARADOX — paradox BrE AmE ˈpær ə dɒks AmE \ -dɑːks ˈper- ▷ paradox|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIAR — liar BrE AmE ˈla ɪ ‿ə AmE \ ˈlaɪ‿ ə r ▷ liar|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARADOX — / ˈpærədɒks; NAmE -dɑːks/ noun 1. [ C ] a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARADOX — par ‧ a ‧ dox /ˈpærədɒks $ -dɑːks/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: paradoxum …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIAR — li ‧ ar /ˈlaɪə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ liar , ↑ lie …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIAR — n. a person who tells a lie or lies, esp. habitually. liar dice a game with poker dice in which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIAR — n. a person who tells a lie or lies, esp. habitually. Phrases and idioms: liar dice a game with poker …
Oxford English vocab
PARADOX — ( paradoxes) 1. You describe a situation as a paradox when it involves two or more facts or qualities which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIAR — ( liars) If you say that someone is a liar , you mean that they tell lies. He was a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARADOX — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE apparent ▪ Can some one explain this apparent paradox please? ▪ Among the multiple …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an incorrigible liar/rogue etc congenital liar ▪ He’s a congenital liar . COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARADOX — [noun] - a situation, fact or statement which seems impossible and/or difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts …
Cambridge English vocab
LIAR — [noun] [C] - a person who has just told a lie or who lies habituallyHe's such a liar - you …
Cambridge English vocab
PARADOX — n. liar paradox Olbers's paradox paradoxes of Zeno
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PARADOX — n. Apparently self-contradictory statement whose underlying meaning is revealed only by careful scrutiny. Its purpose is to arrest attention and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LIAR — Synonyms and related words : Ananias, Baron Munchausen, Father of Lies, Satan, Sir John Mandeville, consummate liar, dirty liar, equivocator, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIAR — n. Function: noun one that tells lies FF1C; he is a compulsive liar FF1E; Synonyms: Ananias, falsifier, fibber, fibster, perjurer, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LIAR — noun one that tells lies he is a compulsive liar Synonyms: Ananias, falsifier, fibber, fibster, perjurer, prevaricator, storyteller
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARADOX — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ apparent , seeming ( esp. AmE ) ▪ great ▪ central , fundamental ▪ curious , interesting …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LIAR — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accomplished , good ▪ She's an accomplished liar—they believed every word she said. ▪ bad , poor …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PARADOX — < logic > An apparently sound argument leading to a contradiction . Some famous examples are Russell's paradox and the …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
PARADOX — < database > A relational database for Microsoft Windows , originally from Borland . Paradox 5 ran on Microsoft Windows …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
PARADOX — n. contradiction, self-contradiction, incongruity, inconsistency, absurdity, ambiguity, enigma, puzzle, mystery, quandary, problem, dilemma Can you explain away Zeno's paradox of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LIAR — n. fabricator, prevaricator, perjurer, falsifier, teller of tales, false witness, Ananias, Baron von Mnchhausen, Colloq fibber He's a liar if …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PARADOX — сущ. 1) парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными) The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIAR — сущ. лгун abject liar ≈ подлый лжец congenital liar ≈ прирожденный лгун consummate liar ≈ изощренный лжец incorrigible liar ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIAR — Liar
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
PARADOX — paradox.ogg ʹpærədɒks n парадокс
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIAR — liar.ogg ʹlaıə n лгун, лжец you're a liar - ты лгун; ты лжёшь a liar is not believed when he …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARADOX — парадокс paradox of the largest cardinal number — парадокс наибольшего кардинального числа - arrow paradox - attenuation paradox - clock paradox - geometrical paradox - heterological …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PARADOX — сущ.1) парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными) The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most primitive …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LIAR — liar сущ.лгун abject liar — подлый лжец congenital liar — прирожденный лгун consummate liar — изощренный лжец incorrigible liar — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LIAR — n лгун, лжец you're a liar - ты лгун; ты лжёшь a liar is not believed when he speaks the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PARADOX — сущ. 1) парадокс ( явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными ) The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LIAR — сущ. лгун abject liar — подлый лжец congenital liar — прирожденный лгун consummate liar — изощренный лжец incorrigible liar — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PARADOX — сущ. 1) парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными) The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LIAR — сущ. лгун abject liar — подлый лжец congenital liar — прирожденный лгун consummate liar — изощренный лжец incorrigible liar — неисправимый лгун inveterate liar — неисправимый …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PARADOX — _n. 1> парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными); The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PARADOX — n. 1. парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными); The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PARADOX — парадокс - logical paradox - semantic paradox
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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