contranym

EnglishEdit

English Wikipedia has an article on:

auto-antonym

Alternative formsEdit

contronym

EtymologyEdit

contra- +‎ -nym, coined 1962 by Jack Herring as contronym.^[1]

PronunciationEdit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.tɹə.nɪm/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.tɹə.nɪm/

NounEdit

contranym (plural contranyms)

A word that has two opposing meanings, such as cleave (“stick together” or “split apart”).

SynonymsEdit

TranslationsEdit

a word that has two opposing meanings

Finnish: kontranyymi
French: énantiosème (fr) m
German: Januswort (de) n, Antagonym n, Autoantonym (de) n, Kontranym n

Hungarian: antagonima, kontronima
Polish: autoantonim (pl) m, kontranim m
Spanish: autoantónimo m

Related termsEdit

contronymy, contranymy

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

^ Herring, Jack. Word Study (February 1962).

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