| acronym
|
a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word |
initialism |
| anonym
|
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role |
nom de guerre,
pseudonym |
| antonym
|
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other |
opposite,
opposite word |
| eponym
|
the person for whom something is named |
- |
| eponym
|
the name derived from a person (real or imaginary) |
- |
| gym
|
athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training |
gymnasium |
| hagionym
|
The name of a Saint taken as a proper name. |
- |
| heteronym
|
two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation |
- |
| holonym
|
a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part |
whole name |
| homonym
|
two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings |
- |
| hypernym
|
a word that is more generic than a given word |
superordinate,
superordinate word |
| hyponym
|
a word that is more specific than a given word |
subordinate,
subordinate word |
| meronym
|
a word that names a part of a larger whole |
part name |
| metonym
|
a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing |
- |
| microtoponym
|
a name of a "minor" or small natural feature (e.g., a field, path, bridge, ditch, etc.). |
- |
| mym
|
a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters |
myriameter,
myriametre |
| paronym
|
a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling |
- |
| patronym
|
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) |
patronymic |
| pertainym
|
meaning relating to or pertaining to |
- |
| pseudonym
|
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role |
nom de guerre,
anonym |
| retronym
|
a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate |
- |
| synonym
|
two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context |
equivalent word |
| toponym
|
the name by which a geographical place is known |
place name |
| troponym
|
a word that denotes a manner of doing something |
manner name |