antonym
See also: Antonym
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: ǎnt′ənĭm'
- IPA(key): /ˈæntəˌnɪm/
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Noun
antonym (plural antonyms)
- (semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.
- A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.
- 2005, Andrew John Merrison, Aileen Bloomer, Patrick Griffiths and Christopher J. Hall, Introducing Language in Use, page 111:
- All four lines of the pattern are required to establish that hot and cold are antonyms.
The water is hot entails The water is not cold.
The water is cold entails The water is not hot.
The water is not hot does not entail The water is cold.
The water is not cold does not entail The water is hot.
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- A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.
Derived terms
Translations
word which has the opposite meaning
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See also
- Wiktionary:Semantic relations
Danish
Inflection
Inflection of antonym | |||
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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. |
Declension
Declension of antonym
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | antonym | antonymet | antonymer | antonymerne |
genitive | antonyms | antonymets | antonymers | antonymernes |
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek antonymia, from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma)
Noun
antonym n (definite singular antonymet, indefinite plural antonym or antonymer, definite plural antonyma or antonymene)
Antonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek antonymia, from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma)
Antonyms
Swedish
Declension
Inflection of antonym | |||
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Indefinite | 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 the predicative. |
Declension
Declension of antonym | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | antonym | antonymen | antonymer | antonymerna |
Genitive | antonyms | antonymens | antonymers | antonymernas |
References
- antonym in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
Anagrams
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