synonyme

English

Noun

synonyme (plural synonymes)

1. Archaic form of synonym.
   • 1910, Scientific Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association, volume 46, page 306:

     The constancy of the alkaloids is the factor that has made alkalometry the synonyme of exact medication in veterinary science.

   • 1920, H P Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft's Writings in the United Amateur (1915-1922), page 120:

     In reading, the novice should note the varied mode of expression practiced by good authors, and should keep in his mind for future use the many appropriate synonymes he encounters.

Danish

Adjective

synonyme

1. definite of synonym
2. plural of synonym

French

Alternative forms

• synonime (obsolete)

Etymology

From syn- +‎ -onyme, from Late Latin synonymon, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”), composed by σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.nɔ.nim/

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• Homophone: synonymes
• Hyphenation: sy‧no‧nyme

Adjective

synonyme (plural synonymes)

1. synonymous

Derived terms

• synonymie
• synonymique

Noun

synonyme m (plural synonymes)

1. synonym

Descendants

• → Turkish: sinonim

Further reading

• “synonyme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

synonyme

1. inflection of synonym:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Adjective

synōnyme

1. vocative masculine singular of synōnymos

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

synonyme

1. definite singular of synonym
2. plural of synonym

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

synonyme

1. definite singular of synonym
2. plural of synonym