Definitions for homonym
ˈhɒm ə nɪmhomonym

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. homonymnoun

   two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.8 / 4 votes

1. homonymnoun

   A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning.

2. homonymnoun

   A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning, technically called a homophone (same sound) or a homograph (same spelling).

3. homonymnoun

   A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homonym

   In linguistics, homonyms are words which are homographs (words that share the same spelling, regardless of pronunciation), or homophones (equivocal words, that share the same pronunciation, regardless of spelling), or both. Using this definition, the words row (propel with oars), row (a linear arrangement) and row (an argument) are homonyms because they are homographs (though only the first two are homophones): so are the words see (vision) and sea (body of water), because they are homophones (though not homographs). A more restrictive and technical definition requires that homonyms be simultaneously homographs and homophones – that is to say they have identical spelling and pronunciation, but with different meanings. Examples are the pair stalk (part of a plant) and stalk (follow/harass a person) and the pair left (past tense of leave) and left (opposite of right). A distinction is sometimes made between true homonyms, which are unrelated in origin, such as skate (glide on ice) and skate (the fish), and polysemous homonyms, or polysemes, which have a shared origin, such as mouth (of a river) and mouth (of an animal).The relationship between a set of homonyms is called homonymy, and the associated adjective is homonymous, homonymic, or in latin, equivocal. The adjective "homonymous" can additionally be used wherever two items share the same name, independent of how closely they are or are not related in terms of their meaning or etymology. For example, the name Ōkami is homonymous with the Japanese term for "wolf" (ōkami).

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1. homonym

   A homonym is a word that is pronounced or spelled the same way as another word but has a different meaning. Two types of homonyms are homophones (words that sound the same but may be spelled differently) and homographs (words that are spelled the same but may sound different). Examples can include words like "bark" (the sound a dog makes) and "bark" (the outer layer of a tree), or "lead" (to go in front of) and "lead" (a type of metal).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homonymnoun

   a word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. homonyme. See Homonymous.]

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1. Homonym

   In linguistics, a homonym is, in the strict sense, one of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings. Thus homonyms are simultaneously homographs and homophones. The state of being a homonym is called homonymy. Examples of homonyms are the pair stalk and stalk and the pair left and left. A distinction is sometimes made between "true" homonyms, which are unrelated in origin, such as skate and skate, and polysemous homonyms, or polysemes, which have a shared origin, such as mouth and mouth. In non-technical contexts, the term "homonym" may be used to refer to words that are either homographs or homophones. In the stricter sense, the word row and the American pronunciation of row are considered homonyms, as are the words read and reed in the looser sense.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homonym

   hom′o-nim, n. a word having the same sound as another, but a different meaning.—adj. Homon′ymous, having the same name: having different significations: ambiguous: equivocal.—adv. Homon′ymously.—n. Homon′ymy, sameness of name, with difference of meaning: ambiguity: equivocation. [Fr. homonyme—Gr. homōnymos—homos, the same, onoma, name.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homonym

   a name similar to or like another already used for a species in the same genus, or for a genus in the same kingdom: such names are paid to be preoccupied.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of homonym in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of homonym in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=homonym
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Homonym
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homonym
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=homonym
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=homonym
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=homonym