synonym
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See also: Synonym
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, syn- + -onym.
Pronunciation
Noun
synonym (plural synonyms)
- (semantics, strictly) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.
- Antonyms: antonym, opposite
- Hypernym: equivalent
- Coordinate terms: near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym; coordinate term, cohyponym
- (semantics, loosely) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
- “Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.
- (zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
- (taxonomy, botany) Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
- (databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
- 2011, Paul Nielsen, Uttam Parui, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Bible:
- Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.
Synonyms
- synonymum (non-native speakers' English)
Coordinate terms
- coordinate term, hypernym, hyponym
- More: see Wiktionary:Semantic relations
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
word with same meaning as another
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in zoological nomenclature
in botanical nomenclature
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| Noun (cat) | Sound | Spelling | Meaning | phone/graph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| homonym | same | same | different | homophone & homograph |
| heteronym (cat) | different | same | different | heterophone & homograph |
| homophone | same | different | different | homophone (cat) & heterograph |
| alternative pronunciation | different | same | same | heterophone & homograph |
| synonym | different | different | same | heterophone & heterograph |
| alternative spelling | same | different | same | homophone & heterograph |
| identical | same | same | same | homophone & homograph |
| distinct | different | different | different | heterophone & heterograph |
Danish
Adjective
synonym
Inflection
| Inflection of synonym | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | synonym | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | synonymt | — | —2 |
| Plural | synonyme | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | synonyme | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Synonyms
Noun
synonym n (singular definite synonymet, plural indefinite synonymer)
Declension
Declension of synonym
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | synonym | synonymet | synonymer | synonymerne |
| genitive | synonyms | synonymets | synonymers | synonymernes |
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
synonym (strong nominative masculine singular synonymer, not comparable)
- synonymous
- Synonym: (rarer) synonymisch
Declension
Positive forms of synonym (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist synonym | sie ist synonym | es ist synonym | sie sind synonym | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | synonymer | synonyme | synonymes | synonyme |
| genitive | synonymen | synonymer | synonymen | synonymer | |
| dative | synonymem | synonymer | synonymem | synonymen | |
| accusative | synonymen | synonyme | synonymes | synonyme | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der synonyme | die synonyme | das synonyme | die synonymen |
| genitive | des synonymen | der synonymen | des synonymen | der synonymen | |
| dative | dem synonymen | der synonymen | dem synonymen | den synonymen | |
| accusative | den synonymen | die synonyme | das synonyme | die synonymen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein synonymer | eine synonyme | ein synonymes | (keine) synonymen |
| genitive | eines synonymen | einer synonymen | eines synonymen | (keiner) synonymen | |
| dative | einem synonymen | einer synonymen | einem synonymen | (keinen) synonymen | |
| accusative | einen synonymen | eine synonyme | ein synonymes | (keine) synonymen | |
Related terms
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
synonym (neuter singular synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme)
Synonyms
Noun
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym or synonymer, definite plural synonyma or synonymene)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
References
- “synonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).
Adjective
synonym (neuter synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme, comparative synonymare, indefinite superlative synonymast, definite superlative synonymaste)
Synonyms
Noun
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym, definite plural synonyma)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
References
- “synonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
synonym
- synonymous
- Synonym: liktydig
Declension
| Inflection of synonym | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | synonym | — | — |
| Neuter singular | synonymt | — | — |
| Plural | synonyma | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | synonyma | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | — | — | — |
| All | synonyma | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Noun
synonym
Declension
| Declension of synonym | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | synonym | synonymen | synonymer | synonymerna |
| Genitive | synonyms | synonymens | synonymers | synonymernas |