单词 | heterological |
释义 | heterologicaladj. Of an adjective or other predicate: not having the property it denotes. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > adjective > [adjective] > other specific types of adjective qualitative1872 definite1874 heterological1926 projectile1929 classifying1952 1926 F. P. Ramsey in Proc. London Math. Soc. 25 358 Let us call adjectives whose meanings are predicates of them, like ‘short’, autological; others heterological. 1940 B. Russell Inq. into Meaning & Truth v. 79 ‘Long’ is heterological because it is not a long word, but ‘short’ is homological. 1952 R. L. Wilder Introd. Found. Math. iii. 75 Is the adjective ‘heterological’ either autological or heterological? Derivatives ˌheterologiˈcality n. the property of being heterological. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > adjective > [noun] > specific paradox of adjectives Grelling antinomy1937 Grelling's paradox1937 heterologicality1950 1950 Analysis X. 79 When one is asked, ‘Is “heterological” heterological?’ no answer need be given until the notion of heterologicality is further analyzed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1926 |
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