different between heterological vs autological

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

heterological (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Of an adjective, not describing itself.
2. (philosophy) Not true of itself.
3. (biology) Having the potential to develop into different forms.
4. Supporting or attracted to otherness.
5. Having or supporting multiple interpretations.

Antonyms

• (not describing itself): autological
• (capable of developing into different forms): homological

Derived terms

• heterologicality
• heterologically

Translations

English

Etymology

From German autologisch, from Ancient Greek ????? (autós, “self”) + ????? (lógos, “word”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???.t???l?.d??.k?l/, /???.t??l?.d??.k?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???to??l??d??k?l/, /???t??l??d??k?l/

Adjective

autological (not comparable)

1. (grammar, of a word, phrase, or especially an adjective) Possessing the property it describes.

Synonyms

• homological

Antonyms

• heterological

Hypernyms

• self-referential

Derived terms

• autologicality
• autologically

Related terms

• autology

Translations

See also

• self-reference
• Wikipedia:Russell's paradox
• Appendix:English autological terms