near-synonym

English

Noun

near-synonym (plural near-synonyms)

1. (linguistics) A term whose meaning is similar, but not identical, to that of another term.

Synonyms

• parasynonym
• quasi-synonym
• plesionym
• poecilonym

Translations

term which has a similar meaning

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 近義詞／近义词 (gan⁶ ji⁶ ci⁴)

  Mandarin: 近義詞／近义词 (zh) (jìnyìcí)

• Finnish: lähes synonyymi, osittainen synonyymi
• French: quasi-synonyme (fr) m, synonyme partiel m
• Japanese: 類義語 (ja) (ruigigo)
• Polish: bliskoznacznik m
• Russian: частичный синоним (ru) (častičnyj sinonim)
• Spanish: idea afín f
• Thai: คำพ้องที่มีความหมายใกล้เคียง
• Turkish: yakın anlamlı (tr)

See also

• synonym