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Definition of Antonym

Antonym
Antonym An"to*nym, n. [Gr. ? a word used in substitution for another; ? + ?, ?, a word.] A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of synonym. [R.] --C. J. Smith.

Meaning of Antonym from wikipedia

- with Lyons (1968, 1977) defining antonym to mean gradable antonyms, and Crystal (2003) warning that antonymy and antonym should be regarded with care. Opposition...
- auto-antonym, antagonym, enantiodrome, enantionym, J**** word (after the Roman god J****, who is usually depicted with two faces), self-antonym, antilogy...
- to place a conjunction like and between the two antonyms; such compounds (not necessarily of antonyms) are known as dvandvas (a term taken from Sanskrit...
- In linguistics, converses or relational antonyms are pairs of words that refer to a relationship from opposite points of view, such as parent/child or...
- words usually have a prefix or suffix that would imply that there is an antonym, with the prefix or suffix being absent or opposite. If the prefix or suffix...
- Salomon Krauss Other terms Synonyms ****ual perversion (1880's-1920) ****ual deviation (1952-1980; DSM and ICD) ****ociated terms Normophilia (antonym)...
- specify the love or obsession with something more specific. It is somewhat antonymic to -phobia. Philias can be biological (e.g. rhizophilia, preference for...
- Adharma is the Sanskrit antonym of dharma. It means "that which is not in accord with the dharma". Connotations include betrayal, discord, disharmony...
- (or presumed disability) when determining sentence for a conviction. The antonym of aggravation is mitigation. In canon law, "aggravation" was a form of...
- components of the Puruṣārtha, the concept of dharma is pan-Indian. The antonym of dharma is adharma. The word dharma has roots in the Sanskrit dhr-, which...