Meanings
plural synonymies
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesA certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.)
Synonyms: homosemy, synonymity, synonymousness · Antonyms: nonsynonymy, antonymy
- countableuncountableA list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted.
- countablerhetoricuncountableThe use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning.
Synonyms: interpretatio, interpreter, synonymia
- countableuncountableA system of synonyms.
- countableuncountablebiologyThe state of not being the name to be used, of being a synonym.
sink into synonymy
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In 1924 this name was reduced to synonymy.
- broadlycountableuncountablebiologyA group or list of synonyms.
The synonymy of Tachina is extensive.
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Descriptions are followed by a synonymy of the names that have been applied in the literature .
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.)
nounThe use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning.
nounThe study of synonyms.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσυνωνυμία
- Late Latinsynōnymia
- Frenchsynonymie
- Englishsynonymy
From French synonymie and its etymon Late Latin synōnymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumía), from συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “of like name”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix). By surface analysis, synonym + -y or syn- + -onymy. Doublet of synonymia.
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Bulgarian еднозначност
- еднозначност (ednoznačnost)quality of being synonymous
Czech synonymie, synonymita
- synonymiequality of being synonymous
- synonymitaquality of being synonymous
Finnish synonymia, synonyymiluettelo
- synonymiaquality of being synonymous
- synonyymiluettelolist or collection of synonyms
- synonymiikkastudy of synonyms
- synonyymijärjestelmäsystem of synonyms
French synonymie
- synonymiequality of being synonymous
German Synonymie
- Synonymiequality of being synonymous
Hindi समानार्थकता, पर्यायत्व
- समानार्थकता (samānārthaktā)quality of being synonymous
- पर्यायत्व (paryāyatva)quality of being synonymous
- पर्यायकोश (paryāykoś)list or collection of synonyms
- पर्याय विज्ञान (paryāy vijñān)study of synonyms
Hungarian szinonímia, rokonértelműség
- szinonímiaquality of being synonymous
- rokonértelműségquality of being synonymous
Irish comhchiallachas
- comhchiallachasquality of being synonymous
Italian sinonimia
- sinonimiaquality of being synonymous
Latin synōnymia, synōnymia
- synōnymiaquality of being synonymous
- synōnymiasystem of synonyms
Latvian sinonīmija
- sinonīmijaquality of being synonymous
Polish bliskoznaczność, synonimia
- bliskoznacznośćquality of being synonymous
- synonimiaquality of being synonymous
- synonimicznośćquality of being synonymous
Portuguese sinonímia
- sinonímiaquality of being synonymous
Romanian sinonimie
- sinonimiequality of being synonymous
Russian синони́мия
- синони́мия (sinonímija)quality of being synonymous
Spanish sinonimia
- sinonimiaquality of being synonymous
Swedish synonymi
- synonymiquality of being synonymous
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with synonymy
Cite this entry
synonymy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synonymy
“synonymy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synonymy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synonymy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synonymy.
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