antonymous

Thân thiện

Two words are antonymous if one means "hot" and the other means "cold".

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having opposite meanings: Used to describe words that express directly contrary or opposite concepts or qualities.

Usage

• As an adjective: "Antonymous" is used to characterize the semantic relationship between two words. It describes when one word means the opposite of another.
  • The words 'hot' and 'cold' are antonymous.
  • In the exercise, students were asked to find the antonymous pair.

Advanced Usage

• In linguistics: The term is used in semantic analysis to describe lexical opposition.
  • The linguist studied the antonymous relationship between 'arrival' and 'departure'.
• Gradable vs. Complementary: "Antonymous" can describe different types of opposition, such as gradable antonyms (e.g., big/small) or complementary antonyms (e.g., alive/dead).

Variants and Related Words

• Antonym (n): A word that means the opposite of another word.
  • 'Light' is an antonym of 'dark'.
• Antonymy (n): The state or phenomenon of being opposite in meaning.
  • The concept of antonymy is fundamental to semantics.

Synonyms

• Opposite: Having a contrary position, direction, or meaning.
• Contrary: Diametrically different in character or purpose.

Antonyms

• Synonymous: Having the same or a similar meaning.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of words: having opposite meanings