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paronym

Syllables: par·o·nymUK/ˈpæɹənɪm/

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British/ˈpaɹənɪm/

paronym noun: a word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.

Noun

paronym (plural paronyms)

  1. A word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.
    Synonyms:
    isonym
  2. (rare) A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word (some example pairs are cognate).

paronym meaning in Tamil

paronym in Tamil

மற்றொரு வழித்தோன்றல் சொல்

Synonyms of paronym

Forms of paronym

pluralparonyms

Origin of paronym

Coined around 1846 from Ancient Greek παρώνυμος (parṓnumos, “derivative”), equivalent to para- + -onym.

Questions about paronym

What does paronym mean?
Paronym means a word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.
What is paronym in Tamil?
Paronym in Tamil is மற்றொரு வழித்தோன்றல் சொல். See Paronym meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is paronym?
Paronym is a noun.
How do you pronounce paronym?
Paronym is pronounced /ˈpæɹənɪm/ (UK).
What is the plural of paronym?
The plural of paronym is paronyms.

Words near paronym in the dictionary

  1. paronychia
  2. paronychiae
  3. paronychial
  4. paronychias
  5. paronychium
  6. paronym
  7. paronyme
  8. paronymes
  9. paronymic
  10. paronymic attraction
  11. paronymies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paronym (page history and authors); paronym (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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