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contronymy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /kənˈtɹɑn.ə.mi/
  • General-American: /kənˈtɹɒn.ə.mi/
  • rhymes with -ɒnəmi

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being a contranym or including contranyms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: enantiosemy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: antilogy, autoantonymy, enantionymy, enantiosemy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From contronym + -y; also, by surface analysis, contr(a)- + -onymy.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: énantiosémie — the quality of being a contranym or including contranyms
  • Hungarian: antagonímia — the quality of being a contranym or including contranyms
  • Hungarian: kontronímia — the quality of being a contranym or including contranyms
  • Hungarian: enantioszémia — the quality of being a contranym or including contranyms