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Antonym
An′to-nym
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] a word used in substitution for another; [GREEK] + [GREEK], [GREEK], a word.]
A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; – used as a correlative of synonym.
[R.]
C. J. Smith.
Definition 2024
Antonym
Antonym
antonym
antonym
See also: Antonym
English
Noun
antonym (plural antonyms)
- (semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another, although not necessarily in all its senses.
- "rich" is an antonym of "poor"; "full" is an antonym of "empty".
Antonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from antonym
Translations
word which has the opposite meaning
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See also
- Wiktionary:Semantic relations
Danish
Noun
antonym n (singular definite antonymet, plural indefinite antonymer)
Declension
Inflection of antonym
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | antonym | antonymet | antonymer | antonymerne |
| genitive | antonyms | antonymets | antonymers | antonymernes |
Adjective
antonym
Inflection
| Inflection of antonym | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | antonym | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | antonymt | — | —2 |
| Plural | antonyme | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | antonyme | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Related terms
References
- “antonym” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek antonymia, anti- + onyma
Noun
antonym n (definite singular antonymet, indefinite plural antonym or antonymer, definite plural antonyma or antonymene)
Antonyms
References
- “antonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek antonymia, anti- + onyma
Noun
antonym n (definite singular antonymet, indefinite plural antonym, definite plural antonyma)
Antonyms
References
- “antonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
antonym (comparative mer antonym, superlative mest antonym)
Declension
| Inflection of antonym | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | antonym | mer antonym | mest antonym |
| Neuter singular | antonymt | mer antonymt | mest antonymt |
| Plural | antonyma | mer antonyma | mest antonyma |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | antonyme | mer antonyme | mest antonyme |
| All | antonyma | mer antonyma | mest antonyma |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||
Noun
antonym c
Declension
| Inflection of antonym | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | antonym | antonymen | antonymer | antonymerna |
| Genitive | antonyms | antonymens | antonymers | antonymernas |
Anagrams
References
- antonym in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)