Meanings
nounparonymy (countable and uncountable, plural paronymies)
plural paronymies
- countableuncountableThe quality of being paronymous.
- countableuncountableThe use of paronyms.
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with paronymy
synonymyallonymyanonymyanthroponymyantonymyautonymycryptonymydemonymyendonymyeponymyethnonymyeuonymygeonymyglottonymyheteronymyhodonymyholonymyhomonymyhydronymyhyponymyisonymymeronymymononymyneonymy
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APA
paronymy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paronymy
MLA
“paronymy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paronymy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paronymy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paronymy.
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