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Antonyms, from the Greek anti ("opposite") and onoma ("name") are word pairs that are opposite in meaning, such as hot and cold, obese and skinny, and up and down. Words may have different antonyms, depending on the meaning. Both long and tall are antonyms of short. Antonyms are of four types: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... The term anti stems from a Canadian TKer who goes by the alias /|r51-AnTi. ... In linguistics, meaning is the content carried by the words or signs exchanged by people when communicating through language. ... hey BOYZZZZZ my name is VIVIAN MITCHELL and im from EDH CALIFORNIA i am so smart and HOTT thats why i have a BOYFRIEND sorry boyz im TAKEN! call me some time my numbaa is 916-337-9333 19-07 Can someone remove this retarded article please? ^^I think I... Look up cold in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

• Gradable antonyms are two ends of the spectrum (slow and fast) but can have variations.
• Complementary antonyms are pairs that express absolute opposites, like mortal and immortal.
• Relational antonyms are pairs in which one describes a relationship between two objects and the other describes the same relationship when the two objects are reversed, such as parent and child, teacher and student, or buy and sell.
• Auto-antonyms are the same words that can mean the opposite of themselves under different contexts or having separate definitions
  • enjoin (to prohibit, issue injunction; to order, command)
  • fast (moving quickly; fixed firmly in place)
  • cleave (to split; to adhere)
  • sanction (punishment, prohibition ; permission)
  • stay (remain in a specific place, postpone; guide direction, movement)

Though the word antonym was only coined by philologists in the 19th century, such relationships are a fundamental part of a language, in contrast to synonyms, which are a result of history and drawing of fine distinctions, or homonyms, which are mostly etymological accidents or coincidences. Look up Complement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An auto-antonym or contronym, sometimes spelled contranym (occasionally called antagonym, Janus word or self-antonym), is a word with a homonym which is also an antonym. ... An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that either prohibits or compels (enjoins or restrains) a party from continuing a particular activity. ... Prohibition is any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ... Look up Injunction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... // Order may refer to: Religious Holy Orders, the rite or sacrament in which clergy are ordained The monastic orders, originating with Anthony the Great and Benedict of Nursia from circa 300 the military orders of the crusades the various chivalric orders established since the 14th century Honors Order (decoration) Legal... Command has multiple meanings: An order. ... Look up Quick in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Quick is a family name, a trade name, and a word in the English language whose meaning has gradually shifted. ... In society, punishment is the practice of imposing something unpleasant on a wrongdoer. ... The term Prohibition, also known as A Dry Law, refers to a law in a certain country by which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ... Look up Permission in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up stay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Philology, etymologically, is the love of words. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Synonyms (in ancient Greek, συν (syn) = plus and όνομα (onoma) = name) are different words with similar or identical meanings. ... Look up homonym in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Not to be confused with Entomology, the scientific study of insects. ...

Languages often have ways of creating antonyms as an easy extension of lexicon. An example is the English prefixes in- and un-. Unreal is the antonym of real and indocile is of docile.

Some planned languages abundantly use such devices to reduce vocabulary multiplication. Esperanto has mal- (compare bona = "good" and malbona = "bad"), Damin has kuri- (tjitjuu "small", kuritjitjuu "large") and Newspeak has un- (as in ungood, "bad"). The word base of Esperanto was originally defined by Lingvo internacia, published by Zamenhof in 1887. ... A secret language spoken in the Gulf of Carpentaria used in mens initiation rites. ... Newspeak is a fictional language in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ...

Interlingua, a naturalistic planned language, also uses such prefixes to reduce vocabulary and ease learning: certe = "certain", incerte = "uncertain"; pare = "appear", dispare = "disappear". Interlingua also permits many antonym pairs: bon = "good", mal = "bad"; rapide = "fast", lente = "slow". Interlingua is an international auxiliary language (IAL) published in 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA). ...

To cleave is an English verb with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: to separate and to adhere.

See also

• -onym
• Synonym
• Litotes
• Thesaurus

Words in English with the suffix -onym (from the Greek onoma which means name) refer to words with a particular property. ... Synonyms (in ancient Greek, συν (syn) = plus and όνομα (onoma) = name) are different words with similar or identical meanings. ... In rhetoric, litotes is a figure of speech in which a speaker, rather than making a certain claim, denies its opposite; for example, rather than call a person attractive, one might say shes not too bad to look at. Litotes can be used to weaken a statement — Its... The word thesaurus is derived from 16th century New Latin, in turn from Latin thesaurus, from ancient Greek thesauros, store-house, treasury. Besides its meaning as a treasury or storehouse, it more commonly means a listing of words with similar, related, or opposite meanings (this new meaning of thesaurus dates...

External links

• Free Online English Thesaurus and Dictionary. Free Online English Thesaurus and dictionary containing synonyms, related Words, antonyms, definitions, idioms, words and terms using Merriam Websters Thesarus, Wordnet Reference and Roget's Thesaurus Definitions.
• Thesaurus.com - also provides for antonyms.

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