SYNONYMY

synonymy, synonymity, synonymousness

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

synonymy (countable and uncountable, plural synonymies)

(semantics) The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.

Antonym: antonymy

A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted.

The study of synonyms.

Synonym: synonymics

A system of synonyms.

(botany) The collective synonyms (all the names referring to a particular taxon, except the correct name)

(botany) The state of not being a correct name, of being a synonym

(zoology) The collective synonyms (all the names referring to the same taxon, including the correct name)

Source: Wiktionary

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Syn*on"y*my, n. Etym: [L. synonymia, Gr. synonymie.]

1. The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.

2. A system of synonyms.

3. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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