antonym | (noun) a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other | Synonyms: opposite, opposite word |
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antonymy | (noun) the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings | - |
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atony | (noun) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus | Synonyms: amyotonia, atonia, atonicity |
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gluttony | (noun) eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: gula, overeating |
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(noun) habitual eating to excess | - |
metonym | (noun) a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing | - |
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metonymy | (noun) substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | - |
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monotony | (noun) the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety | Synonyms: humdrum, sameness |
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(noun) constancy of tone or pitch or inflection | - |
neotony | (noun) the state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a species | - |
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syntony | (noun) the state of being normally responsive to and in harmony with the environment. | - |
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