2006-07-19 20:47:57 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
A word that is opposite in meaning from another (hot and cold)
2006-07-19 20:49:19 · answer #1 · answered by Liadan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word: The word wet is an antonym of the word dry.
A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"
2006-07-19 20:54:38 · answer #2 · answered by SAM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An antonym is the opposite of a synonym. A synonym is a word that has a similar definition to another word, and can be used as a substitute for that other word. So an antonym is a word with the opposite definition to another word.
2006-07-19 20:50:19 · answer #3 · answered by scrazygirl25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The etymological information of the word antonym:
The word antonym originally derived from the ancient Greek language. In Greek the word is a compound word comprised of the prefix "anti" which means opposite and "onoma" which means name.
The definition of the word antonym:
Antonyms are word pairs that are opposite in meaning, such as absence and presence, obtain and relinquish, consume and accumulate etc. Nevertheless, one must not overlook the fact that words may have different contradictory definitions, depending on their signification.
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2006-07-19 21:14:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A word that means the opposite of a word.
Words with same meaning are synonyms. Antonyms are the opposite of Synonyms.
Near: Far (Antonym), Close(Synonym)
2006-07-19 20:55:44 · answer #5 · answered by Indian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a word with the opposite meaning. For example Happy is an antonym for sad.
2006-07-19 20:52:01 · answer #6 · answered by catwilson9497 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antonyms, from the Greek anti ("opposite") and onoma ("name") are word pairs that are opposite in meaning, such as hot and cold, obese and skinny, and up and down. Words may have different antonyms, depending on the meaning.
2006-07-19 20:49:24 · answer #7 · answered by GratefulDad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the antonym of antonym is synonym!
an antonym is a word that has the oppostie meaning
a synonym has a similar meaning.
I learnt to rememeber the diff between the two by rememberig that
antonym is anti (or against)
and synonym is similar
2006-07-22 16:21:16 · answer #8 · answered by wollemi_pine_writer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'
2006-07-19 20:49:52 · answer #9 · answered by tlalteutli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
opposite, e.g. the antonym of up is down
2006-07-20 05:06:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋