paronym

par·o·nym

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [par-uh-nim]
- /ˈpær ə nɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [par-uh-nim]
- /ˈpær ə nɪm/

Definitions of paronym word

noun paronym a paronymous word. 1
noun paronym a cognate word 0
noun paronym a paronymous word 0

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Origin of paronym

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; < Greek parṓnymon, neuter of parṓnymos formed by a slight change in name, derivative, equivalent to par- par- + -ōnymos, adj. derivative of ónyma name

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Parts of speech for Paronym

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Paronym

paronym popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for paronym

noun paronym

calque — a borrowing by which a specialized meaning of a word or phrase in one language is transferred to another language by a literal translation of each of the individual elements (Ex.: masterpiece, from German meisterstück)
loan translation — the process whereby a compound word or expression is created by literal translation of each of the elements of a compound word or expression in another language, as marriage of convenience from French mariage de convenance.
loan word — a word in one language that has been borrowed from another language and usually naturalized, as wine, taken into Old English from Latin vinum, or macho, taken into Modern English from Spanish.
neology — neologism.

All 4 Synonyms of paronym