| ANTONYMY | • antonymy n. (Semantics) The semantic relation between antonyms; the quality of being antonymous. • ANTONYMY n. the state of being an antonym. |
| CACONYMY | • caconymy n. The use of a caconym. • CACONYMY n. the state of having an erroneous name. |
| EPONYMY | • eponymy n. (Semantics) The semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous. • EPONYMY n. the derivation of an eponymic name. |
| HOMONYMY | • homonymy n. (Semantics) The property of being a homonym. • HOMONYMY n. the state of being a homonym. |
| HYPERNYMY | • hypernymy n. (Semantics) The semantic relation between hypernyms; the quality of being hypernymous. • HYPERNYMY n. the state of being a hypernym, a word representing a class of words or things. |
| HYPONYMY | • hyponymy n. (Semantics) The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous. • HYPONYMY n. the formation of hyponyms. |
| MERONYMY | • meronymy n. (Semantics) The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms. • MERONYMY n. the state of being a meronym, a word whose relation to another is that of a part to the whole. |
| METONYMY | • metonymy n. (Rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify… • metonymy n. (Countable) A metonym. • METONYMY n. a type of figure of speech. |
| PARONYMY | • paronymy n. The quality of being paronymous. • paronymy n. The use of paronymous words. • PARONYMY n. a relationship of two words having the same sound. |
| POLYONYMY | • polyonymy n. The use of many names for the same thing or person. • POLYONYMY n. a multiplicity of names for the same thing. |
| SYNONYMY | • synonymy n. (Semantics) The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning. • synonymy n. A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted. • synonymy n. The study of synonyms. |
| TAUTONYMY | • tautonymy n. The use of a binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison. • TAUTONYMY n. the practice of using a specific name the same as the generic name. |
| TEKNONYMY | • teknonymy n. The cultural practice of referring to parents by the names of their children. • TEKNONYMY n. the naming of the parent after the child. |
| TOPONYMY | • toponymy n. (Semantics) Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics. • toponymy n. (Anatomy) The nomenclature of anatomical regions. • TOPONYMY n. the study of toponyms. |