Definition of CONTRONYM

contronym

Meanings

Plural: contronyms

Noun

  • Alternative spelling of contranym.

Origin / Etymology

From contra- + -onym.
Coined 1962 by Jack Herring. Note that the vowel of the suffix generally supersedes the vowel of the prefix, hence coined as contronym, rather than contranym.

Scrabble Score: 0

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Words With Friends Score: 19

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