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homophonous

/həˈmɒfənəs/

homophonous adjective: having the same pronunciation.

Adjective

homophonous (not comparable)

  1. Having the same pronunciation.
    • "Cot" and "caught" are homophonous in some American accents, as are "there" and "they're".
  2. Homophonic; sounding the same.

homophonous meaning in Tamil

homophonous in Tamil

ஒத்திசைவான

Origin of homophonous

Adapted borrowing of Ancient Greek ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos) + -ous. By surface analysis, homo- + -phonous.

Words formed from homophonous

Questions about homophonous

What does homophonous mean?
Homophonous means having the same pronunciation.
What is homophonous in Tamil?
Homophonous in Tamil is ஒத்திசைவான. See Homophonous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is homophonous?
Homophonous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce homophonous?
Homophonous is pronounced /həˈmɒfənəs/ (UK).

Words near homophonous in the dictionary

  1. homophones
  2. homophonic
  3. homophonically
  4. homophonics
  5. homophonies
  6. homophonous
  7. homophonously
  8. homophony
  9. homophor
  10. homophora
  11. homophoric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: homophonous (page history and authors); homophonous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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