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Definitions: PARONYMOUS |
PARONYMOUSAdjective1. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; -- said of certain words, as al/ and awl; hair and hare, etc. 2. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc. |
Etymology: Paronymous \Pa*ron"y*mous\, adjective. [expression of Greek origin; beside, near name.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Word | Adjective: verbal, literal; titular, nominal. conjugate, paronymous; derivative. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: PARONYMOUS |
| English words defined with "PARONYMOUS": Paronym, Paronymy. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "PARONYMOUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Greek | παρώνυμοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | aronymouspay aynı sözcük ailesinden olan, aynı kökten gelen. (various references) | ||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "PARONYMOUS" (pronounced 'Pa*ron"y*mous'): Abnormous, Achymous, Acrotomous, Aetheogamous, Agamous, Allogamous, Allonymous, Amphigamous, Amphistomous, Anadromous, Androtomous, Angiomonospermous, Angiospermous, Angiostomous, Anonymous, Antidromous, Antistrumous, Aspermous, Athalamous, Athermous, Autogamous, Autonomous, Azymous, Bigamous, Biramous, Blasphemous, Brumous, Campylospermous, Catadromous, Catanadromous, Chromous, Chymous, Coelospermous, Defamous, Diathermous, Diatomous, Dichogamous, Dichotomous, Didymous, Didynamous, Digamous, Disspermous, Ditrichotomous, Edriophthalmous, Endogamous, Enneaspermous, Enormous, Epiphylospermous, Eponymous, Equanimous, Exanimous, Exogamous, Famous, Flammivomous, Flavicomous, Flexanimous, Floricomous, Gonimous, grumous, Gummous, gymnospermous, Hemigamous, Heptaspermous, Hercogamous, Heterochromous, Heterodromous, Heterogamous, Heteronomous, Heteronymous, Heteropelmous, Homochromous, Homodynamous, Homogamous, Homonomous, Homonymous, Ignivomous, infamous, Isodynamous, Limous, Lipothymous, Lithodomous, magnanimous, Malacostomous, Medioxumous, Melanocomous, Mixogamous, monogamous, Monogrammous, Monothalamous, Monotomous, Multanimous, Nomopelmous, Octospermous, Oligospermous, Orthospermous, Orthotomous, Pentaspermous, Peritomous, Phaenogamous, Physostomous, Plagiostomous, Poikilothermous, Polychromous, Polygamous, Polyonomous, Polyonymous, Polyspermous, Polythalamous, Polytomous, Posthumous, Postumous, Prodromous, Pseudonymous, Pusillanimous, Racemous, Ramous, Sarcasmous, Schizopelmous, Simous, Squaimous, Strumous, synonymous, Synpelmous, Tetrachotomous, Tetraspermous, Trachyspermous, Trichotomous, Trigamous, Trispermous, unanimous, Uniramous, Venemous, Xanthospermous, Xylotomous, Zoogamous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-m-n-o-o-p-r-s-u-y" | |
-2 letters: paronyms. | |
-3 letters: amorous, maroons, masonry, paronym, prosoma, romanos, soprano, sunroom, unmoors, yaupons, youpons. | |
-4 letters: amours, aprons, manors, maroon, mayors, morays, morons, mourns, parous, parson, payors, pornos, porous, poyous, promos, pyrans, ramous, ramson, ransom, rayons, romano, romans, sapour, snoopy, spoony, synura, unarms, unmoor, upsoar, yamuns, yapons, yaupon, youpon, yupons. | |
-5 letters: amour, anomy, apron, arson, arums, manor, manos, manus, mason, mayor, mayos, moans, monas, monos, moons, moony, moors, moory, moras, moray, morns, moron, mourn, mousy, muons, muras, mynas, nomas, nomos, norms, pansy, payor, poons, porno, porns, porny, pours, poyou, prams, praos, praus, prays, proas, promo, proms, proso, prosy, pumas, punas, pursy, pyran, ramps, ramus, raspy, rayon, roams, roans, roman, romps, rooms, roomy, roups, roupy, rumps, sapor, saury, snoop, soapy, sonar, sopor, soupy, spoon, spoor, spray, spumy, spurn, supra, syrup, unarm, unary, unsay, yamun, yapon, yarns, yaups, yourn, yours, yuans, yupon. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-m-n-o-o-p-r-s-u-y" | |
+4 letters: parsimoniously. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 41 52 4F 4E 59 4D 4F 55 53 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- .-. --- -. -.--. -- --- ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01000001 01010010 01001111 01001110 01011001 01001101 01001111 01010101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P A R O N Y M O U S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0041 0052 004F 004E 0059 004D 004F 0055 0053 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50355249485947495553 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Translations: Modern 4. Rhymes | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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