antonym

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Swedish 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti-), “‘opposite’”) and -onym < ὄνυμα (onuma), “‘name’”), Aeolic dialect < ὄνομα (onoma), “‘name’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæntəˌnɪm/
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[edit] Noun

antonym (plural antonyms)

1. (semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning to another, although not necessarily in all its senses.

   "rich" is an antonym of "poor"; "full" is an antonym of "empty".

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• synonym

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• autoantonym
• binary antonym
• complementary antonym
• gradable antonym
• polar antonym
• relational antonym

[edit] Related terms

• antonymic
• antonymous
• antonymy

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• thesaurus

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[edit] Adjective

antonym

Inflections of antonym Comparation by mer and mest
Indefinite singular	Common	antonym
	Neuter	antonymt
Definite singular	Masc.	antonyme
	All	antonyma
Plural		antonyma

1. antonymous

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antonym c.

Inflection for antonym	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	antonym	antonymen	antonymer	antonymerna
Possessive form	antonyms	antonymens	antonymers	antonymernas

1. antonym