synonymity

syn·o·nym

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sin-uh-nim]
- /ˈsɪn ə nɪm/
- /sˌɪnənˈɪmɪti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sin-uh-nim]
- /ˈsɪn ə nɪm/

Definitions of synonymity word

noun synonymity a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus. 1
noun synonymity a word or expression accepted as another name for something, as Arcadia for pastoral simplicity or Wall Street for U.S. financial markets; metonym. 1
noun synonymity Biology. one of two or more scientific names applied to a single taxon. 1

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Origin of synonymity

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; < Latin synōnymum < Greek synṓnymon, noun use of neuter of synṓnymos synonymous; replacing Middle English sinonyme < Middle French < Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Synonymity

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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synonymity popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for synonymity

noun synonymity

comparability — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
interrelation — reciprocal relation.
lookalike — a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.

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