| English Dictionary |
SYNONYMITY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does synonymity mean?
• SYNONYMITY (noun)
The noun SYNONYMITY has 1 sense:
1. the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
Familiarity information: SYNONYMITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
synonymity; synonymousness; synonymy
Hypernyms ("synonymity" is a kind of...):
semantic relation (a relation between meanings)
Derivation:
synonymous ((of words) meaning the same or nearly the same)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"No man is content with his lot." (English proverb)
"To tell the dog to catch, and the rabbit to run." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"The best of the things you own, is what is useful to you." (Arabic proverb)
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." (Danish proverb)
"To tell the dog to catch, and the rabbit to run." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"The best of the things you own, is what is useful to you." (Arabic proverb)
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." (Danish proverb)