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Webster 1913 Edition
Synonym
Syn′o-nym
(sĭn′ō̍-nĭm)
, Noun.
pl.
Synonyms
(sĭn′ō̍-nĭmz)
. 1.
One of two or more words (commonly words of the same language) which are equivalents of each other; one of two or more words which have very nearly the same signification, and therefore may often be used interchangeably. See under
Synonymous
. [Written also
synonyme
.] All languages tend to clear themselves of
synonyms
as intellectual culture advances, the superfluous words being taken up and appropriated by new shades and combinations of thought evolved in the progress of society. De Quincey.
His name has thus become, throughout all civilized countries, a
synonym
for probity and philanthropy. Macaulay.
In popular literary acceptation, and as employed in special dictionaries of such words,
synonyms
are words sufficiently alike in general signification to be liable to be confounded, but yet so different in special definition as to require to be distinguished. G. P. Marsh.
Webster 1828 Edition
Synonym
SYN'ONYM
,Noun.
He has extricated the synonyms of former authors.
Definition 2024
Synonym
Synonym
synonym
synonym
See also: Synonym
English
Noun
synonym (plural synonyms)
- (semantics, sensu stricto, with respect to a given word) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.
- (semantics, sensu lato, with respect to a given word or phrase) 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, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any of the formal names for the taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
- (botany, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any name for the taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.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.
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Synonyms
- (word or phrase with same meaning as another): equivalent, poecilonym
Antonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Related terms
- near-synonym
- quasi-synonym
- synonymic
- synonymist
- synonymous
- synonymy
Translations
word with same meaning as another
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in zoological nomenclature
in botanical nomenclature
See also
An Euler diagram showing the relationship between these -nyms.
| nym | Sound | Spelling | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| homonym | same | same | |
| heteronym | different | same | (cat) |
| homograph | not specified | same | |
| homophone | same | different | (cat) |
| heterophone | different | different | |
| synonym | different | different |
- homotypic
- heterotypic
- Wiktionary:Semantic relations
Danish
Adjective
synonym
Inflection
| Inflection of synonym | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | synonym | — | —2 |
| 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
- ensbetydende
Noun
synonym n (singular definite synonymet, plural indefinite synonymer)
Inflection
Inflection of synonym
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | synonym | synonymet | synonymer | synonymerne |
| genitive | synonyms | synonymets | synonymers | synonymernes |
German
Adjective
synonym (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of synonym
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| 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 | |
Synonyms
- synonymisch
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
synonym (neuter singular synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme)
Noun
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym or synonymer, definite plural synonyma or synonymene)
- a synonym
Derived terms
References
- “synonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).
Adjective
synonym (masculine and feminine synonym, neuter synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme, comparative synonymare, indefinite superlative synonymast, definite superlative synonymaste)
Noun
synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym, definite plural synonyma)
Derived terms
References
- “synonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.