Definitions for synonymy
sɪˈnɒn ə misyn·onymy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. synonymy, synonymity, synonymousnessnoun

   the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. synonymynoun

   The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.

2. synonymynoun

   A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted.

3. synonymynoun

   The study of synonyms.

4. synonymynoun

   A system of synonyms.

5. synonymynoun

   The collective synonyms (all the names referring to a particular taxon, except the correct name)

6. synonymynoun

   The state of not being a correct name, of being a synonym

   In 1924 this name was reduced to synonymy.

7. synonymynoun

   The collective synonyms (all the names referring to the same taxon, including the correct name)

8. Etymology: From synonymia, from συνωνυμία, from σύν + ὄνομα.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Synonymynoun

   The quality of expressing by different words the same thing.

   Etymology: συνωνυμία.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. synonymy

   A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous. The standard test for synonymy is substitution: one form can be replaced by another in a sentence without changing its meaning. Words are considered synonymous in only one particular sense: for example, long and extended in the context long time or extended time are synonymous, but long cannot be used in the phrase extended family. Synonyms with exactly the same meaning share a seme or denotational sememe, whereas those with inexactly similar meanings share a broader denotational or connotational sememe and thus overlap within a semantic field. The former are sometimes called cognitive synonyms and the latter, near-synonyms, plesionyms or poecilonyms.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Synonymynoun

   the quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning

2. Synonymynoun

   a system of synonyms

3. Synonymynoun

   a figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse

4. Etymology: [L. synonymia, Gr. a synonym: cf. F. synonymie.]

Matched Categories

1. • Semantic Relation

How to pronounce synonymy?

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

How to say synonymy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of synonymy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of synonymy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=synonymy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Synonymy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=synonymy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonymy
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synonymy