antonymous

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English antonym

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ō̆tsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Old French -usbor.

Middle English -ous

English -ous

English antonymous

From antonym + -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ænˈtɒn.ɪ.məs/, /ænt.əˈnɪm.ʌs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ænˈtɑnɪməs/
• Rhymes: -ɒnɪməs

Adjective

antonymous (comparative more antonymous, superlative most antonymous)

1. Synonym of antonymic.

Derived terms

• antonymously

Translations

having an opposite meaning

• Catalan: antònim (ca)
• Estonian: antonüümne
• French: antinomique (fr)
• Galician: antónimo (gl)
• Georgian: ანტონიმური (anṭonimuri)
• Italian: antonimico
• Polish: antonimiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: antónimo (pt) (Portugal), antônimo (pt) (Brazil)
• Spanish: antónimo (es)
• Swedish: antonym (sv)
• Vietnamese: trái nghĩa (vi)

being an antonym

• Estonian: antonüümne
• Galician: antónimo (gl)
• Georgian: ანტონიმური (anṭonimuri)
• Polish: antonimiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: antónimo (pt) (Portugal), antônimo (pt) (Brazil)
• Spanish: antónimo (es)
• Swedish: antonym (sv)