synonym
See also: Synonym
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”). Equivalent to syn- + -onym.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
synonym (plural synonyms)
- (semantics, strictly) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.
- Synonyms: equivalent, poecilonym
- 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.
- Synonym: metonym
- “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- (taxonomy, botany) Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.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.
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TranslationsEdit
word with same meaning as another
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in zoological nomenclature
in botanical nomenclature
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An Euler diagram showing the relationship between these -nyms.
| nym | Sound | Spelling | Meaning | phone/graph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| homonym | same | same | different | homophone & homograph |
| heteronym (cat) | different | same | different | homograph |
| heterograph | same | different | different | homophone (cat) |
| heterophone | different | same | same | homograph |
| synonym | different | different | same | — |
| alternative spelling | same | different | same | homophone |
| identical | same | same | same | not applicable |
| distinct | different | different | different | — |
DanishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
synonym
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of synonym | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | synonym | — | —2 |
| 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. | |||
SynonymsEdit
NounEdit
synonym n (singular definite synonymet, plural indefinite synonymer)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of synonym
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | synonym | synonymet | synonymer | synonymerne |
| genitive | synonyms | synonymets | synonymers | synonymernes |
Further readingEdit
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
synonym (strong nominative masculine singular synonymer, not comparable)
- synonymous
- Synonym: (rarer) synonymisch
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of synonym (uncomparable)
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Further readingEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).
PronunciationEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
synonym (neuter singular synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme)
SynonymsEdit
NounEdit
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym or synonymer, definite plural synonyma or synonymene)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “synonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).
AdjectiveEdit
synonym (masculine and feminine synonym, neuter synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme, comparative synonymare, indefinite superlative synonymast, definite superlative synonymaste)
SynonymsEdit
NounEdit
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym, definite plural synonyma)
SynonymsEdit
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Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “synonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
synonym
DeclensionEdit
| 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 | |||
NounEdit
synonym
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of synonym | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | synonym | synonymen | synonymer | synonymerna |
| Genitive | synonyms | synonymens | synonymers | synonymernas |