Standard Lemma guide

homophonic

adj · 4 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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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the same sound; being homophones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: homophonous

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: homonymic, homonymous

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a single, accompanied, melodic line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: monophonic

Antonyms: polyphonic

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having a single melodic line with accompaniment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having the same sound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English homophone Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English homophonic From homophone + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: homofon — linguistics: having the same sound
  • Finnish: homofoninen — linguistics: having the same sound
  • French: homophonique — linguistics: having the same sound
  • Polish: homofoniczny — linguistics: having the same sound
  • Vietnamese: đồng âm — linguistics: having the same sound
  • Danish: homofon — music: having a single, accompanied, melodic line
  • Finnish: homofoninen — music: having a single, accompanied, melodic line
  • Irish: aonséiseach — music: having a single, accompanied, melodic line
  • Irish: homafónach — music: having a single, accompanied, melodic line
  • Polish: homofoniczny — music: having a single, accompanied, melodic line