meronym

Meanings

Plural: meronyms

Noun

a word that names a part of a larger whole
- "`brim' and `crown' are meronyms of `hat'"
A term used to denote a thing that is a part of something else.

Origin / Etymology

From mero- + -onym, from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”).

Synonyms

part name, partonym

Antonyms

holonym

Scrabble Score: 14

meronym is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
meronym is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
meronym is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

meronym is a valid Words With Friends word