synonym
See also: Synonym
English
Etymology
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”). Corresponds to syn- + -onym.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪnənɪm/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
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.
- “Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.
- (zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
- (botany) Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.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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Derived terms
Derived terms
- parasynonym
- quasi-synonym
Related terms
- near-synonym
- quasi-synonym
- synonymic
- synonymist
- synonymous
- synonymy
Translations
word with same meaning as another
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in zoological nomenclature
in botanical nomenclature
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
See also
An Euler diagram showing the relationship between these -nyms.
| nym | Sound | Spelling | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| homonym | same | same | |
| heteronym | different | same | (cat) |
| homograph | not specified | same | |
| homophone | same | different | (cat) |
| heterophone | different | different | |
| synonym | different | different |
- homotypic
- heterotypic
- Wiktionary:Semantic relations
Danish
Adjective
synonym
Inflection
| 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. | |||
Synonyms
- ensbetydende
Noun
synonym n (singular definite synonymet, plural indefinite synonymer)
Inflection
Declension of synonym
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | synonym | synonymet | synonymer | synonymerne |
| genitive | synonyms | synonymets | synonymers | synonymernes |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌzynoˈnyːm/
Adjective
synonym (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of synonym
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist synonym | sie ist synonym | es ist synonym | sie sind synonym | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | synonymer | synonyme | synonymes | synonyme |
| genitive | synonymen | synonymer | synonymen | synonymer | |
| dative | synonymem | synonymer | synonymem | synonymen | |
| accusative | synonymen | synonyme | synonymes | synonyme | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der synonyme | die synonyme | das synonyme | die synonymen |
| genitive | des synonymen | der synonymen | des synonymen | der synonymen | |
| dative | dem synonymen | der synonymen | dem synonymen | den synonymen | |
| accusative | den synonymen | die synonyme | das synonyme | die synonymen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein synonymer | eine synonyme | ein synonymes | (keine) synonymen |
| genitive | eines synonymen | einer synonymen | eines synonymen | (keiner) synonymen | |
| dative | einem synonymen | einer synonymen | einem synonymen | (keinen) synonymen | |
| accusative | einen synonymen | eine synonyme | ein synonymes | (keine) synonymen | |
Synonyms
- synonymisch
Related terms
Further reading
- synonym in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
synonym (neuter singular synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme)
Noun
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym or synonymer, definite plural synonyma or synonymene)
- a synonym
Derived terms
References
- “synonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).
Adjective
synonym (masculine and feminine synonym, neuter synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme, comparative synonymare, indefinite superlative synonymast, definite superlative synonymaste)
Noun
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym, definite plural synonyma)
Derived terms
References
- “synonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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