different between antonymic vs foreword

English

Etymology

antonym +? -ic

Adjective

antonymic (comparative more antonymic, superlative most antonymic)

1. (semantics) Of or relating to an antonym or antonyms.

Translations

English

Etymology

Morphologically fore- +? word. Calque of German Vorwort, itself a calque of Latin praefatio (“preface”). Cognate with German Low German Vörwoord (“foreword”), Dutch voorwoord (“foreword”), West Frisian foarwurd (“foreword”), Danish forord (“preface; proviso”), Swedish förord (“foreword”). Compare also Old English forword, foreword (“proviso; condition”).

Pronunciation

• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?f??w??d/, /?f??w?d/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?f??w??d/
• Homophones: forward (US, Canada)
• Hyphenation: fore?word

Noun

foreword (plural forewords)

1. An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; a preface or introduction.

Synonyms

• forespeech, foretalk, introduction, preamble, preface; see also Thesaurus:foreword

Antonyms

• endsay, conclusion, epilogue, afterword, last word, postamble; see also Thesaurus:afterword

Translations

See also

• foretale