homonymy

Meanings

nounhomonymy (countable and uncountable, plural homonymies)

plural homonymies

countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe property of being a homonym.
Synonyms: homonymity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe property of being a homonym.

Similar

homonymity

Also see

homonymity

Origin

From homonym + -y.

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Translations

Catalan homonímia

homonímiaproperty of being a homonym

Czech homonymie

homonymieproperty of being a homonym

Finnish homonymia

homonymiaproperty of being a homonym

French homonymie

homonymieproperty of being a homonym

Greek ομωνυμία

ομωνυμία (omonymía)property of being a homonym

Hungarian homonímia, azonosalakúság

homonímiaproperty of being a homonym
azonosalakúságproperty of being a homonym

Italian omonimia

omonimiaproperty of being a homonym

Polish homonimia

homonimiaproperty of being a homonym

Spanish homonimia

homonimiaproperty of being a homonym

Swedish homonymi

homonymiproperty of being a homonym

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with homonymy

synonymy allonymy anonymy anthroponymy antonymy autonymy cryptonymy demonymy endonymy eponymy ethnonymy euonymy geonymy glottonymy heteronymy hodonymy holonymy hydronymy hyponymy isonymy meronymy mononymy neonymy neuronymy

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Cite this entry

APA

homonymy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homonymy

MLA

“homonymy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homonymy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homonymy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homonymy.

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