Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metonymous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: metony-mous
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of metonymic, using or related to metonymy.

Etymology

Etymology tree English metonymy Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English metonymous From metonymy + -ous.

Inflected Forms

more metonymous (comparative) most metonymous (superlative)

Derived Forms

metonymously

Synonyms

metonymic using or related to metonymy

Questions

What does metonymous mean?: Synonym of metonymic, using or related to metonymy.
Where does metonymous come from?: Etymology tree English metonymy Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English metonymous From metonymy + -ous.

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