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antonymous

/ænˈtɒn.ɪ.məs/

Traduction: Adjectif utilisé pour décrire des mots de sens opposé ; terme technique en linguistique, rare dans l'anglais courant.

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adjective

C2formalcommonobsolète/ænˈtɒn.ɪ.məs/

An adjective used to describe words that are opposite in meaning; rarely used in modern English, with 'antonymous' being a technical term in linguistics.

  • 🇫🇷Adjectif utilisé pour décrire des mots de sens opposé ; terme technique en linguistique, rare dans l'anglais courant.
  1. Having opposite meanings C1 formal

    Describes words that have opposite meanings to each other.

    • The words 'hot' and 'cold' are antonymous.
    • In linguistics, antonymous pairs are studied for their semantic relationships.
    • 'Light' and 'dark' are considered antonymous terms.

    🇫🇷antonyme

    Synonymes: antitheticalcontradictorycontrarycontrastinginverseopposedoppositepolarreverse

  • more antonymous comparative form
  • most antonymous superlative form