homonym
Meanings
Plural: homonyms
Noun
- two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
- A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both).
- A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
- A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both).
- A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin homōnymum, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμον (homṓnumon), nominalized from the neuter of ὁμώνῠμος (homṓnŭmos, “homonymous”). By surface analysis, homo- + -onym.
Scrabble Score: 17
homonym is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhomonym is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
homonym is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
homonym is a valid Words With Friends word