antoniem

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French antonyme, created to serve as the opposite of synonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name, word”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑn.toːˈnim/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧to‧niem
  • Rhymes: -im

Noun

antoniem n (plural antoniemen, diminutive antoniempje n)

  1. antonym (word which has the opposite meaning)

Synonyms

Antonyms

See also

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