Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antinomy

/ænˈtɪn.ə.mi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-nomy
IPA
/ænˈtɪn.ə.mi/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contradiction within a law, or between different laws; also, a contradiction between authorities.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any contradiction or paradox.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any contradiction or paradox.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek ἀντῐνομίᾱ (antĭnomíā)der. Latin antinomialbor. English antinomy Learned borrowing from Latin antinomia, from Ancient Greek ἀντινομία (antinomía), from ἀντι- (anti-, prefix meaning ‘against’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“face; forehead; front”)) + νόμος (nómos, “custom, usage; law, ordinance”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns), with νόμος (nómos) derived from νέμω (némō, “to deal out, dispense, distribute”) (from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to distribute; to give; to take”)) + -ος (-os, suffix forming nouns indicating actions or their results). The English word may be analysed as anti- (prefix meaning ‘against; opposite of’) + -nomy (suffix indicating a system of laws, rules, or knowledge about a body of a particular field).

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Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ænˈtɪn.ə.mi/
  • British English: /ænˈtɪn.ə.mi/

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How do you pronounce antinomy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ænˈtɪn.ə.mi/.
What does antinomy mean?
A contradiction within a law, or between different laws; also, a contradiction between authorities.
Where does antinomy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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