antonym
See also: Antonym
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
antonym (plural antonyms)
- (semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.
- A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.
- 2005, Andrew John Merrison, Aileen Bloomer, Patrick Griffiths and Christopher J. Hall, Introducing Language in Use[1], page 111:
- All four lines of the pattern are required to establish that hot and cold are antonyms.
The water is hot entails The water is not cold.
The water is cold entails The water is not hot.
The water is not hot does not entail The water is cold.
The water is not cold does not entail The water is hot.
- A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
word which has the opposite meaning
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See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
DanishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
antonym
InflectionEdit
Inflection of antonym | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | antonym | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | antonymt | — | —2 |
Plural | antonyme | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | antonyme | — | — |
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. |
NounEdit
antonym n (singular definite antonymet, plural indefinite antonymer)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of antonym
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | antonym | antonymet | antonymer | antonymerne |
genitive | antonyms | antonymets | antonymers | antonymernes |
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “antonym” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek antonymia, from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma).
NounEdit
antonym n (definite singular antonymet, indefinite plural antonym or antonymer, definite plural antonyma or antonymene)
AntonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “antonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek antonymia, from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma).
NounEdit
antonym n (definite singular antonymet, indefinite plural antonym, definite plural antonyma)
AntonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “antonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
antonym (comparative mer antonym, superlative mest antonym)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of antonym | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | antonym | mer antonym | mest antonym |
Neuter singular | antonymt | mer antonymt | mest antonymt |
Plural | antonyma | mer antonyma | mest antonyma |
Masculine plural3 | antonyme | mer antonyma | mest antonyma |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | antonyme | mer antonyme | mest antonyme |
All | antonyma | mer antonyma | mest antonyma |
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 |
NounEdit
antonym c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of antonym | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | antonym | antonymen | antonymer | antonymerna |
Genitive | antonyms | antonymens | antonymers | antonymernas |