synonym
See also: Synonym
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Etymology edit
From Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, syn- + -onym.
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Noun edit
synonym (plural synonyms)
- (semantics, strictly) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.
- Synonym: equivalent
- Antonyms: antonym, opposite
- (semantics, loosely) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
- “Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.
- 1991, William T. Parry, Edward A. Hacker, Aristotelian Logic[1]:
- The proportion of English words that have an exact synonym is small.
- (zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
- (taxonomy, botany) Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
- (databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
- 2011, Paul Nielsen, Uttam Parui, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Bible:
- Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.
Synonyms edit
- synonymum (non-native speakers' English)
Coordinate terms edit
- coordinate term, hypernym, hyponym
- More: see Wiktionary:Semantic relations
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Translations edit
word with same meaning as another
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in zoological nomenclature
in botanical nomenclature
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| Noun (cat) | Sound | Spelling | Meaning | phone/graph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| homonym | same | same | different | homophone & homograph |
| heteronym (cat) | different | same | different | heterophone & homograph |
| homophone | same | different | different | homophone (cat) & heterograph |
| alternative pronunciation | different | same | same | heterophone & homograph |
| synonym | different | different | same | heterophone & heterograph |
| alternative spelling | same | different | same | homophone & heterograph |
| identical | same | same | same | homophone & homograph |
| distinct | different | different | different | heterophone & heterograph |
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Adjective edit
synonym
Inflection edit
| Inflection of synonym | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | synonym | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | synonymt | — | —2 |
| Plural | synonyme | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | synonyme | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
synonym n (singular definite synonymet, plural indefinite synonymer)
Declension edit
Declension of synonym
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | synonym | synonymet | synonymer | synonymerne |
| genitive | synonyms | synonymets | synonymers | synonymernes |
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Adjective edit
synonym (strong nominative masculine singular synonymer, not comparable)
- synonymous
- Synonym: (rarer) synonymisch
Declension edit
Positive forms of synonym (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist synonym | sie ist synonym | es ist synonym | sie sind synonym | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | synonymer | synonyme | synonymes | synonyme |
| genitive | synonymen | synonymer | synonymen | synonymer | |
| dative | synonymem | synonymer | synonymem | synonymen | |
| accusative | synonymen | synonyme | synonymes | synonyme | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der synonyme | die synonyme | das synonyme | die synonymen |
| genitive | des synonymen | der synonymen | des synonymen | der synonymen | |
| dative | dem synonymen | der synonymen | dem synonymen | den synonymen | |
| accusative | den synonymen | die synonyme | das synonyme | die synonymen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein synonymer | eine synonyme | ein synonymes | (keine) synonymen |
| genitive | eines synonymen | einer synonymen | eines synonymen | (keiner) synonymen | |
| dative | einem synonymen | einer synonymen | einem synonymen | (keinen) synonymen | |
| accusative | einen synonymen | eine synonyme | ein synonymes | (keine) synonymen | |
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Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).
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Adjective edit
synonym (neuter singular synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme)
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Noun edit
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym or synonymer, definite plural synonyma or synonymene)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
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References edit
- “synonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).
Adjective edit
synonym (neuter synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme, comparative synonymare, indefinite superlative synonymast, definite superlative synonymaste)
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym, definite plural synonyma)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- “synonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
synonym
- synonymous
- Synonym: liktydig
Declension edit
| Inflection of synonym | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | synonym | — | — |
| Neuter singular | synonymt | — | — |
| Plural | synonyma | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | synonyma | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | — | — | — |
| All | synonyma | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Noun edit
synonym
Declension edit
| Declension of synonym | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | synonym | synonymen | synonymer | synonymerna |
| Genitive | synonyms | synonymens | synonymers | synonymernas |