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52 Words That Contain ONYM

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Word Definitions Synonyms
acronym (noun) a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word Synonyms: initialism
acronymic (adjective) characterized by the use of acronyms Synonyms: acronymous
acronymous (adjective) characterized by the use of acronyms Synonyms: acronymic
anonym (noun) a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role Synonyms: nom de guerre, pseudonym
anonymity (noun) the state of being anonymous Synonyms: namelessness
anonymous (adjective) having no known name or identity or known source Synonyms: anon.
(adjective) not known or lacking marked individuality
anonymously (adverb) without giving a name
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
antonymous (adjective) of words: having opposite meanings
antonymy (noun) the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings
eponym (noun) the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
(noun) the person for whom something is named
eponymic (adjective) being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym Synonyms: eponymous
eponymous (adjective) being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym Synonyms: eponymic
eponymy (noun) the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person
hagionym (noun) The name of a Saint taken as a proper name.
heteronym (noun) two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
holonym (noun) a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part Synonyms: whole name
holonymy (noun) the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts Synonyms: whole to part relation
homonym (noun) two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings
homonymic (adjective) of or related to or being homonyms Synonyms: homonymous
homonymous (adjective) of or related to or being homonyms Synonyms: homonymic
homonymy (noun) the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning
hyponym (noun) a word that is more specific than a given word Synonyms: subordinate, subordinate word
hyponymy (noun) the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class Synonyms: subordination
matronymic (noun) a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor Synonyms: metronymic
meronym (noun) a word that names a part of a larger whole Synonyms: part name
meronymy (noun) the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole Synonyms: part to whole relation
metonym (noun) a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
metonymic (adjective) using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated Synonyms: metonymical
metonymical (adjective) using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated Synonyms: metonymic
metonymically (adverb) in a metonymic manner
metonymy (noun) substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
metronymic (noun) a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor Synonyms: matronymic
microtoponym (noun) a name of a "minor" or small natural feature (e.g., a field, path, bridge, ditch, etc.).
onymous (adjective) bearing a name
paronym (noun) a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling
patronym (noun) a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) Synonyms: patronymic
patronymic (adjective) of or derived from a personal or family name
(noun) a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) Synonyms: patronym
pseudonym (noun) a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role Synonyms: anonym, nom de guerre
pseudonymous (adjective) bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
retronym (noun) a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate
synonym (noun) two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context Synonyms: equivalent word
synonymist (noun) a student of synonyms
synonymity (noun) the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning Synonyms: synonymousness, synonymy
synonymous (adjective) (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same
synonymously (adverb) in a synonymous manner
synonymousness (noun) the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning Synonyms: synonymity, synonymy
synonymy (noun) the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning Synonyms: synonymity, synonymousness
toponym (noun) the name by which a geographical place is known Synonyms: place name
toponymy (noun) the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language Synonyms: toponomy
(noun) the nomenclature of regional anatomy Synonyms: toponomy
troponym (noun) a word that denotes a manner of doing something Synonyms: manner name
troponymy (noun) the place names of a region or a language considered collectively Synonyms: troponomy
(noun) the semantic relation of being a manner of does something

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