adj
Meaning 1
Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
oniony
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adj
Meaning 2
Flavoured with onions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: onioned
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Resembling or characteristic of the satirical news website The Onion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 4
Alternative form of oniony (“resembling the satirical news website The Onion”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
From onion + -y. In sense 3, after the mock news outlet The Onion.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sipulinen — resembling onion
- Finnish: sipulin makuinen — resembling onion
- Finnish: sipulin tuoksuinen — resembling onion
- Polish: cebulowy — resembling onion
- Portuguese: acebolado — resembling onion