Synonyms for synonymy
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Synonymousness — A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage…
2. Interpreter — the use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning
synonymia, interpreter dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.)
- n. 2
The use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning.
Forms
- Plural
- synonymies → synonymities, synonymiae, interpreters…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| synonymy | falling | |
| synonymity | falling | |
| synonymia | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- homosemy
- 9 letters
- synonymia
- 10 letters
- synonymity, synonymics
- 11 letters
- interpreter4
- 14 letters
- synonymousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (interpreter4 = 4 syllables).