paronymy

English

Etymology

para- +‎ -onymy

Noun

paronymy (countable and uncountable, plural paronymies)

1. The quality of being paronymous.
2. The use of paronyms.

References

• “paronymy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.