ANTONYMY

antonymy

(noun) the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

antonymy (countable and uncountable, plural antonymies)

(semantics) The semantic relation between antonyms; the quality of being antonymous.

Antonym: synonymy

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

14 November 2024

FRISK

(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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