orthonymous
orthonymous adjective: of, pertaining to, or being an orthonym.
Adjective
orthonymous (comparative more orthonymous, superlative most orthonymous)
- Of, pertaining to, or being an orthonym.
- I find his orthonymous works even more interesting than his pseudonymous works.
- The story goes that orthonymous Pessoa became a poet after encountering Caeiro and hearing him recite from The Keeper of Sheep.2019, Rehan P. Visser, “Fernando Pessoa’s Art of Living: Ironic Multiples, Multiple Ironies”, in The Philosophical Forum, volume 50, number 4, →DOI, page 441
- Synonyms:
- autonymous
- Antonyms:
- pseudonymous
Synonyms of orthonymous
Antonyms
Forms of orthonymous
| comparative | more orthonymous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most orthonymous |
Origin of orthonymous
By surface analysis, orthonym + -ous.
Questions about orthonymous
- What does orthonymous mean?
- Orthonymous means of, pertaining to, or being an orthonym.
- What part of speech is orthonymous?
- Orthonymous is an adjective.
Words near orthonymous in the dictionary
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