homonym

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: hom=o=nym

CIDE DICTIONARY

homonym, n. [Cf. F. homonyme. See Homonymous.].

 A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

homonym, n.
1 a word of the same spelling or sound as another but of different meaning; a homograph or homophone.
2 a namesake.

Derivative

homonymic adj. homonymous adj.

Etymology

L homonymum f. Gk homonumon (neut. adj.) (as HOMO-, onoma name)

THESAURUS

homonym

Doppelganger, actual thing, antonym, articulation, carbon copy, copy, dead ringer, ditto, double, duplicate, equivalent, exact counterpart, expression, facsimile, free form, homograph, homophone, idem, identical same, lexeme, linguistic form, locution, logos, metonym, minimum free form, monosyllable, no other, none other, polysyllable, replica, selfsame, spit and image, spitting image, syllable, synonym, term, the same, the same difference, twin, usage, utterance, verbalism, verbum, very image, very same, vocable, word

ROGET THESAURUS

homonym

Voice

N voice, vocality, organ, lungs, bellows, good voice, fine voice, powerful voice, musical voice, intonation, tone of voice, vocalization, cry, strain, utterance, prolation, exclamation, ejaculation, vociferation, ecphonesis, enunciation, articulation, articulate sound, distinctness, clearness, of articulation, stage whisper, delivery, accent, accentuation, emphasis, stress, broad accent, strong accent, pure accent, native accent, foreign accent, pronunciation, homonym, orthoepy, cacoepy, euphony, gastriloquism, ventriloquism, ventriloquist, polyphonism, polyphonist, phonology, vocal, phonetic, oral, ejaculatory, articulate, distinct, stertorous, euphonious, how sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman, the organ of the soul, thy voice is a celestial melody.

Equivocalness

N equivocalness, double meaning, ambiguity, double entente, double entendre, pun, paragram, calembour, quibble, equivoque, anagram, conundrum, play on words, word play, homonym, homonymy, amphiboly, amphibology, ambilogy, ambiloquy, Sphinx, Delphic oracle, equivocation, white lie, mental reservation, paltering, equivocal, ambiguous, amphibolous, homonymous, double-tongued, enigmatical, indeterminate, on the one hand, on the other hand.