Meanings
nounenantiosemy (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesA type of polysemy in which a word or other seme can be read as two opposing senses.
Near-synonyms: contronymy, contranymy, autoantonymy
Synonyms: contronymy, contranymy, autoantonymy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of polysemy in which a word or other seme can be read as two opposing senses.
Also see
Origin
From enantio-; sem- (from Ancient Greek σῆμα "token, sign"); -y, modelled after polysemy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 自身反義詞 /自身反义词
- 自身反義詞 /自身反义词Translations
Czech enantiosémie
- enantiosémieTranslations
Russian энантиосемия
- энантиосемия (enantiosemija)Translations
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APA
enantiosemy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiosemy
MLA
“enantiosemy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiosemy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enantiosemy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enantiosemy.
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