different between synonyme vs synonymy

English

Noun

synonyme (plural synonymes)

1. Obsolete form of synonym.
   • 1920, H P Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft's Writings in the United Amateur (1915-1922), page 120:

     In reading, the novice should note the varied mode of expression practiced by good authors, and should keep in his mind for future use the many appropriate synonymes he encounters.

Danish

Adjective

synonyme

1. definite of synonym
2. plural of synonym

French

Etymology

syn- +? -onyme, from Late Latin synonymon, from Latin syn?nymum, from Ancient Greek ????????? (sun?numon), neuter singular form of ????????? (sun?numos, “synonymous”), composed by ??? (sún, “with”) + ????? (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.n?.nim/
• Homophone: synonymes
• Hyphenation: sy?no?nyme

Adjective

synonyme (plural synonymes)

1. synonymous

Derived terms

• synonymie
• synonymique

Noun

synonyme m (plural synonymes)

1. synonym

Descendants

• ? Turkish: sinonim

Further reading

• “synonyme” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

synonyme

1. inflection of synonym:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Adjective

syn?nyme

1. vocative masculine singular of syn?nymos

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

synonyme

1. definite singular of synonym
2. plural of synonym

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

synonyme

1. definite singular of synonym
2. plural of synonym

English

Etymology

From Latin synonymia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (sun?numía), from ??? (sún, “with”) + ????? (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??n?n?mi/

Noun

synonymy (countable and uncountable, plural synonymies)

1. (semantics) The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.

   Antonym: antonymy

2. A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted.
3. The study of synonyms.

   Synonym: synonymics

4. A system of synonyms.
5. (botany) The collective synonyms (all the names referring to a particular taxon, except the correct name)
6. (botany) The state of not being a correct name, of being a synonym

7. (zoology) The collective synonyms (all the names referring to the same taxon, including the correct name)

Synonyms

• synonymousness (less common than "synonymy")
• synonymity (less common than "synonymy")

Antonyms

• antonymy

Related terms

• synonym
• synonymia

Translations