Meanings
plural hyponymies
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.
By isolating these two main types of relation, hyponymy and incompatibility, we can characterize the relations between a large web of items.
1977, Ruth Kempson, Semantic Theory, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 86Antonyms: hypernymy, hyperonymy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From hypo- + -nymy or hyponym + -y.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan hiponímia
- hiponímiaTranslations
French hyponymie
- hyponymieTranslations
German Hyponymie, Unterbegrifflichkeit
- HyponymieTranslations
- UnterbegrifflichkeitTranslations
Greek υπωνυμία
- υπωνυμία (yponymía)Translations
Italian iponimia
- iponimiaTranslations
Polish hiponimia
- hiponimiaTranslations
Portuguese hiponímia
- hiponímiaTranslations
Russian гипонимия
- гипонимия (giponimija)Translations
Spanish hiponimia
- hiponimiaTranslations
Swedish hyponymi
- hyponymiTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hyponymy
Cite this entry
hyponymy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyponymy
“hyponymy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyponymy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyponymy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyponymy.
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