onym: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of onym
- synonym«Word Popularity Bar4/5
synonym
- noun two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
equivalent word.
- noun two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
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acronym
- noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
- noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
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pseudonym
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
nom de guerre; anonym.
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
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antonym
- noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
opposite word; opposite.
- to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'
- noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
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metonym
- noun a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
- Washington is a metonym for the United States government
- plastic is a metonym for credit card
- noun a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
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homonym
- noun two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
- noun two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
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eponym
- noun the person for whom something is named
- Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople
- noun the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
- Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down
- noun the person for whom something is named
- toponym2/5
toponym
- noun the name by which a geographical place is known
place name.
- noun the name by which a geographical place is known
- ethnonym1/5
ethnonym
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- hyponym1/5
hyponym
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
subordinate; subordinate word.
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
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patronym
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
patronymic.
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
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anonym
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
nom de guerre; pseudonym.
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
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cryptonym
A secret name; a name by which a person is known only to the initiated.
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heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
Derived words of onym
- anonymous«Word Popularity Bar5/5
anonymous
- adjective having no known name or identity or known source
anon..
- anonymous authors
- anonymous donors
- an anonymous gift
- adjective satellite not known or lacking marked individuality
- brown anonymous houses
- anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service
- adjective having no known name or identity or known source
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synonymous
- adjective (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same
- adjective (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same
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anonymity
- noun the state of being anonymous
namelessness.
- noun the state of being anonymous
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synonym
- noun two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
equivalent word.
- noun two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
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anonymously
- adverb without giving a name
- she wrote these letters anonymously
- adverb without giving a name
- acronyms3/5
acronym
- noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
- noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
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eponymous
- adjective being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
eponymic.
- adjective being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
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metonymy
- noun substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
- noun substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
- pseudonyms3/5
pseudonym
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
nom de guerre; anonym.
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
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metonymic
- adjective satellite using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
metonymical.
- to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works
- adjective satellite using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
- antonyms2/5
antonym
- noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
opposite word; opposite.
- to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'
- noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
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hieronymus
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Eusebius Hieronymus; Jerome; St. Jerome; Saint Jerome.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
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synonymy
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
synonymousness; synonymity.
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
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synonymously
- adverb in a synonymous manner
- the two terms are used synonymously
- adverb in a synonymous manner
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pseudonymous
- adjective satellite bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
- the writings of Mark Twain are pseudonymous
- adjective satellite bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
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homonymous
- adjective of or related to or being homonyms
homonymic.
- adjective of or related to or being homonyms
- homonyms2/5
homonym
- noun two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
- noun two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
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patronymic
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
patronym.
- adjective of or derived from a personal or family name
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
- metonymically2/5
metonymically
- adverb in a metonymic manner
- adverb in a metonymic manner
- toponyms2/5
toponym
- noun the name by which a geographical place is known
place name.
- noun the name by which a geographical place is known
- homonymy2/5
homonymy
- noun the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning
- noun the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning
- anonyme2/5
anonyme
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- metonymies1/5
metonymy
- noun substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
- noun substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
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euonymus
(Bot.) A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.
- nonsynonymous1/5
- eponyms1/5
eponym
- noun the person for whom something is named
- Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople
- noun the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
- Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down
- noun the person for whom something is named
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metonymical
- adjective satellite using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
metonymic.
- to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works
- adjective satellite using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
- pseudonymity1/5
- metonyms1/5
metonym
- noun a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
- Washington is a metonym for the United States government
- plastic is a metonym for credit card
- noun a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
- anonymized1/5
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hyponymy
- noun the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
subordination.
- noun the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
- antonymy1/5
antonymy
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings
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toponymy
- noun the nomenclature of regional anatomy
toponomy.
- noun the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language
toponomy.
- noun the nomenclature of regional anatomy
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patronymic
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
patronym.
- adjective of or derived from a personal or family name
- noun a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
- hyponyms1/5
hyponym
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
subordinate; subordinate word.
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
- toponymic1/5
- pseudonymously1/5
pseudonymous
- adjective satellite bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
- the writings of Mark Twain are pseudonymous
- adjective satellite bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
- synonymity1/5
synonymity
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
synonymy; synonymousness.
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
- anonymised1/5
- synonyme1/5
synonyme
Same as Synonym .
- ethnonyms1/5
- heteronymous1/5
heteronymous
Having different names or designations; standing in opposite relations. J. Le Conte. --Het"er*on"y*mous*ly , adv.
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- anonymizing1/5
- homonymic1/5
homonymic
- adjective of or related to or being homonyms
homonymous.
- adjective of or related to or being homonyms
- antonymous1/5
antonymous
- adjective of words: having opposite meanings
- adjective of words: having opposite meanings
- heteronyms1/5
heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym
- noun two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
- hieronymite1/5
hieronymite
(Eccl.) See Jeronymite .
- meronymy1/5
meronymy
- noun the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole
part to whole relation.
- noun the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole
- synonymic1/5
synonymic
(Gram.) The science, or the scientific treatment, of synonymous words.
- anonyma1/5
anonyma
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- synonymized1/5
synonymize
To express by a synonym or synonyms; to give the synonym or synonyms corresponding to. This word "fortis" we may synonymize after all these fashions: stout, hardy, valiant, doughty, courageous, adventurous, brave, bold, daring, intrepid. Camden.
- acronymic1/5
acronymic
- adjective characterized by the use of acronyms
acronymous.
- adjective characterized by the use of acronyms
- synonymies1/5
synonymy
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
synonymousness; synonymity.
- noun the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
- synonyma1/5
synonyma
Synonyms. Obs. Fuller.
- eponymic1/5
eponymic
- adjective being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
eponymous.
- adjective being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
- eponymy1/5
eponymy
- noun the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person
- noun the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person
- antonymic1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `onym`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `onym`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `onym`, some are not.
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