contronym

词形变化

contronyms 复数 contronyms

别名

contranym

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A word that has two opposing meanings, such as cleave (“stick together” or “split apart”).

    Near-synonym: enantioseme

词源

From contr(a)- + -onym. Coined 1962 by Jack Herring. Note that the vowel of the suffix generally supersedes the vowel of the prefix, hence coined as contronym, rather than contranym.

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