PARONYMOUS


Meaning of PARONYMOUS in English

Pronunciation: p ə - ' rä-n ə -m ə s, pa-

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek par ō nymos, from para- + - ō nymos (as in hom ō nymos homonymous)

Date: 1656

1 : CONJUGATE 4

2 a : formed from a word in another language b : having a form similar to that of a cognate foreign word

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.