synonymy
/sɪˈnɒnəmi/
synonymy noun: a certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.).
Noun
synonymy (countable and uncountable, plural synonymies)
- A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.)
- Synonyms:
- homosemy, synonymity, synonymousness
- Antonyms:
- nonsynonymy, antonymy
- A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted.
- The use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning.
- Synonyms:
- interpretatio, interpreter, synonymia
- The study of synonyms.
- Synonyms:
- synonymics
- A system of synonyms.
- The state of not being the name to be used, of being a synonym.
- sink into synonymy
- In 1924 this name was reduced to synonymy.
- A group or list of synonyms.
- The synonymy of Tachina is extensive.
- Descriptions are followed by a synonymy of the names that have been applied in the literature .
synonymy meaning in Hindi and Tamil
synonymy in Hindi
- quality of being synonymous
- समानार्थकता samānārthaktā, पर्यायत्व paryāyatva
- list or collection of synonyms
- पर्यायकोश paryāykoś
- study of synonyms
- पर्याय विज्ञान paryāy vijñān
synonymy in Tamil
- ஒருபொருட் பன்மொழி, ஒருபொருட்பன்மொழி வழக்குத்தி, ஒரே பொருளுடைமை
Synonyms of synonymy
- homosemy
- synonymity
- synonymousness
- interpretatio
- interpreter
- synonymia
- synonymics
Antonyms
Forms of synonymy
| plural | synonymies |
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Origin of synonymy
From French synonymie and its etymon Late Latin synōnymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumía), from συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “of like name”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix). By surface analysis, synonym + -y or syn- + -onymy. Doublet of synonymia.
Words formed from synonymy
Questions about synonymy
- What does synonymy mean?
- Synonymy means a certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.).
- What is synonymy in Hindi?
- Synonymy in Hindi is समानार्थकता (samānārthaktā), पर्यायत्व (paryāyatva), पर्यायकोश (paryāykoś). See Synonymy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is synonymy?
- Synonymy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce synonymy?
- Synonymy is pronounced /sɪˈnɒnəmi/.
- What is the plural of synonymy?
- The plural of synonymy is synonymies.
Words near synonymy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: synonymy (page history and authors); synonymy (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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