homonymous

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adjective

Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).

Similar
homonymic
Opposite
heteronymous
OriginAncient Greek ὁμώνυμος →
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Meanings

adjectivehomonymous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).
  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to a homonym.
  3. not comparablemedicineHaving homonymous hemianopsia (blindness in the same side of both eyes)

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
heteronymous

adjectiveof or related to or being homonyms

Similar
homonymic
Also see
homonymic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὁμώνυμος
  2. Englishhomonymous

Adapted borrowing of Latin homōnymus (“having the same name”) + -ous, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμος (homṓnumos). By surface analysis, homo- + -onymous.

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Translations

Catalan homònim, homònim
  • homònimhaving the same name
  • homònimpertaining to a homonym
Dutch gelijknamig
  • gelijknamighaving the same name
Esperanto samnoma
  • samnomahaving the same name
Finnish homonyyminen
  • homonyyminenhaving the same name
French homonyme, homonyme
  • homonymehaving the same name
  • homonymepertaining to a homonym
German gleichnamig, homonym
  • gleichnamighaving the same name
  • homonymhaving the same name
  • homonymischpertaining to a homonym
Greek ομώνυμος, ομωνυμικός
  • ομώνυμος (omónymos)having the same name
  • ομωνυμικός (omonymikós)pertaining to a homonym
Hungarian homonim, azonos alakú
  • homonimhaving the same name
  • azonos alakúhaving the same name
Icelandic samnefndur
  • samnefndurhaving the same name
Italian omonimo, omonimo
  • omonimohaving the same name
  • omonimopertaining to a homonym
Latin homonymus
  • homonymushaving the same name
Polish homonimiczny, homonimiczny
  • homonimicznyhaving the same name
  • homonimicznypertaining to a homonym
Portuguese homónimo, homónimo
  • homónimohaving the same name
  • homónimopertaining to a homonym
Russian одноимённый, однофами́льный
  • одноимённый (odnoimjónnyj)having the same name
  • однофами́льный (odnofamílʹnyj)having the same name
  • омоними́ческий (omonimíčeskij)pertaining to a homonym
  • омоними́чный (omonimíčnyj)pertaining to a homonym
Spanish homónimo, homónimo
  • homónimohaving the same name
  • homónimopertaining to a homonym
Tagalog magkalagyo, kalagyo
  • magkalagyohaving the same name
  • kalagyohaving the same name
Turkish eş sesli, sesteş
  • eş seslihaving the same name
  • sesteşhaving the same name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with homonymous

anonymoussynonymouspseudonymousallonymousantonymousautonymousheteronymousholonymoushyponymousmeronymousorthonymousparonymouspolyonymous
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Cite this entry
APA

homonymous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homonymous

MLA

“homonymous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homonymous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homonymous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homonymous.

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