Nym Words

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Name Words with nym (excluding nymph)
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  1. acronym
    a word formed from the initial letters of several words
  2. acronymic
    characterized by the use of acronyms
  3. anonym
    a fake name used to engage in some activity
  4. anonymity
    the state of being unknown
  5. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  6. anonymously
    without giving a name
  7. antonym
    a word that expresses an opposite meaning
  8. antonymous
    of words: having opposite meanings
  9. antonymy
    the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings
  10. anymore
    at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative
  11. Callionymidae
    dragonets
  12. eponym
    the person for whom something is named
  13. eponymic
    being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
  14. eponymous
    relating to a name derived from a person
  15. eponymy
    the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person
  16. Ganymede
    (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods
  17. heteronym
    a word spelled like another word with a different meaning and pronunciation
  18. homograph
    one of two words spelled the same way that differ in meaning
  19. homonym
    a word pronounced or spelled the same with another meaning
  20. homonymic
    pronounced or spelled the same but having different meanings
  21. homonymous
    pronounced or spelled the same but having different meanings
  22. homonymy
    the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning
  23. homophone
    a word pronounced the same with another meaning or spelling
  24. hyponym
    a word that is more specific than a given word
  25. matronymic
    a name derived from your mother's name
  26. metonym
    a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
  27. metonymic
    using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
  28. metonymical
    using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
  29. metonymically
    in a metonymic manner
  30. metonymy
    substituting the name of a feature for the name of the thing
  31. metronymic
    a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor
  32. onymous
    bearing a name
  33. patronymic
    of or derived from a personal or family name
  34. pseudonym
    a fake name used to engage in some activity
  35. pseudonymous
    bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
  36. synonym
    a word that expresses the same or similar meaning
  37. synonymist
    a student of synonyms
  38. synonymity
    the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
  39. synonymous
    meaning the same or nearly the same
  40. synonymously
    in a synonymous manner
  41. synonymousness
    the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
  42. synonymy
    the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
  43. toponym
    the name by which a geographical place is known
  44. toponymy
    the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language
Created on Sat Jun 12 14:10:23 EDT 2010 (updated Sat Jun 12 14:12:00 EDT 2010)

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