Synonyms for hypernym
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
Hypernyms of “dog” and “cat” include “mammal”, “homeotherm”, “carnivore”, and “quadruped”.
Forms
- Plural
- hypernyms → genuses, superordinates, hyperonyms…
Example sentences
- genus Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hypernym | steady | |
| genus | falling | |
| superordinate | rising | |
| hyperonym | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- genus2
- 9 letters
- hyperonym
- 13 letters
- superordinate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (genus2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- hyperonyme
- Deutsch
- Hyperonym