paronym
[ par-uh-nim ]
/ ˈpær ə nɪm /
noun Grammar.
a paronymous word.
Origin of paronym
OTHER WORDS FROM paronym
par·o·nym·ic, adjectiveWords nearby paronym
parole,
parolee,
paromphalocele,
paronomasia,
paronychia,
paronym,
paronymous,
paroophoron,
parophthalmia,
paropsia,
paroquet
British Dictionary definitions for paronym
paronym
/ (ˈpærənɪm) /
noun
linguistics
a cognate word
Derived forms of paronym
paronymic or paronymous (pəˈrɒnɪməs), adjective paronymously, adverbWord Origin for paronym
C19: via Late Latin from Greek
paronumon, from
para-
1 (beside) +
onoma a name