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antonymy
an·to·nym
/
ˈæn
tə
nɪm
/
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[
an
-t
uh
-nim
]
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noun
a
word
opposite in meaning to another.
Fast
is an antonym of
slow.
Compare
synonym
(
def 1
)
.
Origin:
1865–70;
ant-
+
(syn)onym
Related forms
an·ton·y·mous
/
ænˈtɒn
ə
məs
/
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an-
ton
-
uh
-m
uh
s
]
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,
an·to·nym·ic,
adjective
an·ton·y·my,
noun
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antonym
(ˈæntənɪm)
—
n
a word that means the opposite of another word:
``empty'' is an antonym of ``full''
[C19: from Greek
antōnumia,
from
anti-
+
onoma
name]
antonymous
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
antonym
1870, created to serve as opposite of
synonym
, from Gk. anti- "equal to, instead of, opposite" (see
anti-
) + -onym "name" (see
name
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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