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by Taylor on October 25th, 2007
As this question is very old, you may not even care anymore, but here's an answer anyway:
poecilonym
Definition: synonym; one of a variety of names for a thing
It's an antiquated word and not found in most modern dictionaries, but can be found here:
http://phrontistery.info/p.html
by EL1 2 on January 3rd, 2007
http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/synonym shows a lot. None of them are perfect, but they could be used in a worst-case scenario or for poetic reasons.
by tigueron on January 3rd, 2007
you mean a synonym for synonym? wouldn't that create a black hole?
by maddock on October 25th, 2007
I'd use something like 'analog', I think that describes it best.
Others might be 'exchangeable', 'similarity'.
by lightfly on January 3rd, 2007
Found online:
analogue, annotation, answer, characterization, clarification, clue, comment, commentary, cue, delimitation, delineation, demarcation, denotation, determination, diagnosis, drift, elucidation, exemplification, explanation, explication, exposition, expounding, fixing, formalization, gloss, individuation, interpretation, key, outlining, rationale, rendering, rendition, representation, settling, signification, solution, synonym, terminology, translation
adequation, agreement, alikeness, compatibility, conformity, correlation, correspondence, equality, evenness, exchangeability, identity, interchangeability, interchangeableness, likeness, match, par, parallel, parity, similarity, synonym, synonymy
I think analogue comes the closest.
***Elitheeli did the same thing.
by Anonymous on March 17th, 2010
Antiantonym.
by Prunesquallor on September 13th, 2009
Is there a synonym for 'synonym'? Not that I'm aware of. You might be thinking of 'homonym', which defines two words which are spelled and pronounced the same, but which mean something different. 'Hold', to grip and 'hold' the cargo space on a ship are homonyms.
by Sokoot on October 11th, 2009
Good question. I couldn't think of any synonyms for the word synonym itself but here are some synonyms for it's adjective, synonymous:
Comparable, equal, exchangeable, interchangeable, similar, the same.
by joepiler on January 27th, 2011
Damn, thats a trickie one....
by MS.TODD on March 17th, 2010
same meaning
by Wellduh on March 17th, 2010
Let me guess....we are doing your crossword puzzle for you again?
by Wolfgang31 on March 18th, 2010
Are you sure that that's synonym and not just a strange case of antonym?
by henrymonga on March 23rd, 2010
Comparable, equal, similar or the same.
by emmeta on January 27th, 2011
Yes there is, its not a modern word more like 1800's but it is poecilonym. You cannot find this in today's dictionary but to impress your friends you could try(:
by FlaminCows on June 27th, 2010
Equivalent. Metonym. Both work pretty well.
by iwnit on October 25th, 2007
1) "adequation, agreement, alikeness, compatibility, conformity, correlation, correspondence, equality, evenness, exchangeability, identity, interchangeability, interchangeableness, likeness, match, par, parallel, parity, similarity"
Source:
http://forums.fallofnations.com/thread.php?threadid=3875
2) poecilonym
Source:
http://phrontistery.info/name.html
3) "In internerd language, there even is a synonym for 'synonym' on websites. These computer-created 'content-synonyms' are called 'see also's."
Source:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=synonym
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Comments
"poecilonym"? LMAO. Definitely in my list of 100 most used words.
by Jodie44 on November 23rd, 2007
Wow, you really, really wanted to use that word, didn't you. :)
by unknown on November 23rd, 2007
So sad that you very rarely have the opportunity to use it in a sentence! Thanks, Jodie! :)
by Taylor on November 23rd, 2007
And Idne! :)
by Taylor on November 23rd, 2007
You're welcome. :)
by unknown on November 23rd, 2007
Thank you very much for replying my question Taylor.
I'm going to try and use this word today, see what people have to say about it:D
I liked your answer!!
by AmorousLilith on June 29th, 2010