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contronymy

US/kənˈtɹɑn.ə.mi/

contronymy noun: the quality of being a contronym or including contronyms.

Noun

contronymy (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being a contronym or including contronyms.
    • Near-synonym: enantiosemy
    • Contronymy, a phenomenon which has received much attention in recent years, has often been described as sense opposition at the micro-level.2008, BI Karaman, “On contronymy”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 21, number 2

Synonyms of contronymy

Origin of contronymy

From contronym + -y; also, by surface analysis, contro- + -nymy.

Words that rhyme with contronymy

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Questions about contronymy

What does contronymy mean?
Contronymy means the quality of being a contronym or including contronyms.
What part of speech is contronymy?
Contronymy is a noun.
How do you pronounce contronymy?
Contronymy is pronounced /kənˈtɹɑn.ə.mi/ (US).

Words near contronymy in the dictionary

  1. controls
  2. contronym
  3. contronymic
  4. contronymous
  5. contronyms
  6. contronymy
  7. controuersie
  8. controul
  9. controuled
  10. controuler
  11. controulers

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