different between paradoxal vs perplexing

English

Etymology

paradox +? -al

Adjective

paradoxal (comparative more paradoxal, superlative most paradoxal)

1. (obsolete) paradoxical

Catalan

Etymology

paradoxa +? -al

Adjective

paradoxal (masculine and feminine plural paradoxals)

1. paradoxical

Derived terms

• paradoxalment

French

Etymology

From Middle French paradoxal (first attested in 1588), equivalent to paradoxe +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.?a.d?k.sal/

• Rhymes: -al

• Homophones: paradoxale, paradoxales

Adjective

paradoxal (feminine singular paradoxale, masculine plural paradoxaux, feminine plural paradoxales)

1. paradoxical

   Antonym: endoxal

2. paradox-loving

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “paradoxal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Adjective

paradoxal m or f (plural paradoxais, comparable)

1. paradoxical

Romanian

Etymology

From French paradoxal

Adjective

paradoxal m or n (feminine singular paradoxal?, masculine plural paradoxali, feminine and neuter plural paradoxale)

1. paradoxical

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

paradox +? -al

Adjective

paradoxal

1. paradoxical

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: p?rpl?ks'?ng, IPA^(key): /p??pl?ks??/

Adjective

perplexing (comparative more perplexing, superlative most perplexing)

1. confusing or puzzling
2. bewildering

Translations

Verb

perplexing

1. present participle of perplex