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inaptronym

inaptronym noun: a name that is not well suited to its owner.

Noun

inaptronym (plural inaptronyms)

  1. A name that is not well suited to its owner.
    • His girlfriend's name was a most grotesque inaptronym.2018, Karenlee Thompson, Flame Tip
    • The police chief, who bears the wonderful inaptronym “Danielle Outlaw,” answers to him, as do the police themselves.2020, Kevin D. Williamson, Big White Ghetto
    Antonyms:
    aptronym

Antonyms of inaptronym

Forms of inaptronym

pluralinaptronyms

Origin of inaptronym

From in- + aptronym.

Questions about inaptronym

What does inaptronym mean?
Inaptronym means a name that is not well suited to its owner.
What part of speech is inaptronym?
Inaptronym is a noun.
What is the plural of inaptronym?
The plural of inaptronym is inaptronyms.

Words near inaptronym in the dictionary

  1. inaptitude
  2. inaptitudes
  3. inaptly
  4. inaptness
  5. inaptnesses
  6. inaptronym
  7. inaptronyms
  8. Inapulangan
  9. inaquate
  10. inaquation
  11. inaqueous

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