synonymousadj.

/sɪˈnɒnɪməs/

Forms: Also 1600s synonimus, 1600s–1800s synonimous.

Etymology: < medieval Latin synōnymus, < Greek συνώνυμος : see synonym n. and -ous suffix.

a. Having the character of a synonym; equivalent in meaning: said of words or phrases denoting the same thing or idea. Const. to, (now usually) with.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > synonymy > [adjective]

synonymous1610

synonymal1613

reciprocal1616

consignificanta1641

synonymical1645

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > [adjective] > equivalent in meaning

equivalent1529

equipollent1577

synonymous1610

1610 J. Donne Pseudo-martyr xii. 389 So doth the law accept it [sc. the word ‘heresy’] in this oath, where it makes it equiualent, and Synonimous, to the wordes which are ioyned with it, which are Impious and Damnable.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 601 That word Substance, being used..as Synonymous with Essence.

1690 Reasons why Rector of P. took Oath of Allegiance 11 Lawmakers..muster up such a number of synonymous Terms, or such as amongst which we can see but small diversity.

1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 398 At one view you have the several Synonimous Names of all precedent Writers of Natural History.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Pref. Words are seldom exactly synonimous.

1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 56 The fact appears to be, that Pair and Pack were formerly synonimous.

a1832 J. Bentham Fragm. Ontol. in Wks. (1843) VIII. 201/1 Matter, at first sight, may naturally enough be considered as exactly synonymous to the word substance.

1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals vii. 194 To say that a person ‘is down in the mouth’ is synonymous with saying that he is out of spirits.

1884 J. Tait Mind in Matter iii. 74 If life and mind are not synonymous, neither are brain and mind.

b. Of or relating to synonyms; synonymic. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > synonymy > [adjective] > synonym

synonymous1805

synonymical1806

synonymic1816

1805 Perry (title) The Synonymous, Etymological, and Pronouncing English Dictionary;..being an attempt to synonymise his [sc. Dr. Johnson's] folio Dictionary of the English Language.

c. transferred. Said of things of the same nature denoted by different names, i.e. by synonyms; thus = identical. (Cf. synonym n. 3, synonymity n. b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > identity > [adjective]

the ilkeOE

selfeOE

oneOE

no nothera1325

that ilk (thilk) same1390

one self?a1425

selfsamec1425

the same self1503

proper1523

one (and the) selfsame1531

self-said1548

one and the same1551

identical1581

the same very1590

the very same1597

individuala1602

individually the same1604

a (also one) selfly1605

very1611

same1621

numerical1624

numeric1663

identic1664

synonymous1789

1789 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music III. 439 Two of the five short keys are divided in the middle, and communicate to two different sets of pipes: so that G♯ and A♭..are not synonimous sounds.

2. In extended sense, said of words or phrases which denote things that imply one another: cf. synonym n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > synonymy > [adjective] > denoting things that imply one another

synonymous1659

1659 T. Pecke Parnassi Puerperium 152 Can it be thus, That Tents, and Studies are Synonimous?

1706 R. Estcourt Fair Example i. i Cuckold and Husband are as Synonimous Terms, as Rogue and Attorney.

1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. xv. 99 Good faith and folly have so long been received as synonimous terms, that [etc.].

1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (1778) I. iv. 254 Over all the continent of North America a north-westerly wind and excessive cold are synonymous terms.

1829 T. Carlyle in Foreign Rev. Jan. 419 Were will in human undertakings synonymous with faculty.

1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. iii. i. 317 The name of soldier was synonymous with that of marauder.

1873 G. S. Baden-Powell New Homes for Old Country 431 With many,..going out to Australia is believed to be synonymous with making a fortune.

a. loosely. Having the same name; denoted by the same word: = homonymous adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > having the same name

homonymal1641

namesake1650

cognominal1656

homonymous1658

synonymous1734

cognominous1857

1734 I. Watts Ontol. vii Synonymous Relatives or of the same Name..Heteronymous or of a different Name.

1797 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 6 Science 187 If a magnet be cut in two, in a direction parallel to the axis, the parts before conjoined will now repel each other, because they still retain two synonimous poles.

1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly I. xiii. 258 Poor old Abraham Dyson, now lying in a synonymous bosom.

b. That may be described in the same terms; of the same description; similar. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective]

ylikeeOE

likeOE

anlikeOE

accordanta1325

of a (also one) mouldc1330

kindred1340

lichy1370

likelyc1384

alikea1393

ontinkela1400

evenly?c1400

similable?a1440

semble1449

of a sort1463

seemable1501

uniform1548

resembled1553

self-like1556

like-natured1566

resembling1573

kindlike1579

of the same, that, every, etc. feather1581

resemblant1581

marrow1585

similar1586

like-seeming1590

twin-like1599

connatural1601

similary1610

semblativea1616

otherlike1620

like-shaped1640

connate1641

homogeneous1641

consimilar1645

congenerous1646

resemblancing1652

congeniousa1656

congenerate1657

equaliform1660

congenial1669

similitive1678

symbolizant1685

synonymous1690

of akin1723

consimilary1736

like-sized1742

cogeneric1777

alike as a row of pins1785

congenerica1834

Siamese1833

congener1867

lak1881

sorty1885

homoeomorphic1902

homogenized1958

1690 T. D'Urfey Collin's Walk i. 8 'Tis needless to expose His Stockins, or describe, or Shooes, Or Legs, or Feet, since 't may be guessed They were Synonimous to th' rest.

1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino vii. 10 The Fall of Man having made him a Slave to the Devil, Man grew something Diabolical himself, and strove to practice a synonimous Power over his fellow Creatures.

Derivatives

syˈnonymously adv. by or as a synonym, with the same meaning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > synonymy > [adverb]

equivalently1545

reciprocately1577

synonymically1599

synonymally1641

reciprocally1658

synonymously1659

interchangeably1871

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > [adverb] > with equivalent meaning

synonymously1659

1659 J. Pearson Expos. Apostles Creed i. 100 It [sc. creation] is often used synonymously with words which signifie any kind of production or formation.

1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 415 The Earls or Counts of England..before the Norman Conquest, were as our learned Selden observed, sometimes Synonimously entituled Dux or Dukes.

1688 Vox Cleri Pro Rege 47 The King had Sovereign or absolute Power (for our late Prerogative Divines have used both Epiethites Synonimously).

1839 G. Roberts Dict. Geol. Schist,..often used synonymously with slate.

syˈnonymousness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > synonymy > [noun]

synonymy1794

synonymousness1863

synonymity1880

1863 F. M. Müller Lect. Sci. Lang. (1868) 2nd Ser. x. 447 The synonymousness of Sky and God in the Aryan language.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	synonymous
释义	synonymousadj. /sɪˈnɒnɪməs/ Forms: Also 1600s synonimus, 1600s–1800s synonimous. Etymology: < medieval Latin synōnymus, < Greek συνώνυμος : see synonym n. and -ous suffix. 1. a. Having the character of a synonym; equivalent in meaning: said of words or phrases denoting the same thing or idea. Const. to, (now usually) with. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > synonymy > [adjective] synonymous1610 synonymal1613 reciprocal1616 consignificanta1641 synonymical1645 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > [adjective] > equivalent in meaning equivalent1529 equipollent1577 synonymous1610 1610 J. Donne Pseudo-martyr xii. 389 So doth the law accept it [sc. the word ‘heresy’] in this oath, where it makes it equiualent, and Synonimous, to the wordes which are ioyned with it, which are Impious and Damnable. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 601 That word Substance, being used..as Synonymous with Essence. 1690 Reasons why Rector of P. took Oath of Allegiance 11 Lawmakers..muster up such a number of synonymous Terms, or such as amongst which we can see but small diversity. 1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 398 At one view you have the several Synonimous Names of all precedent Writers of Natural History. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Pref. Words are seldom exactly synonimous. 1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 56 The fact appears to be, that Pair and Pack were formerly synonimous. a1832 J. Bentham Fragm. Ontol. in Wks. (1843) VIII. 201/1 Matter, at first sight, may naturally enough be considered as exactly synonymous to the word substance. 1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals vii. 194 To say that a person ‘is down in the mouth’ is synonymous with saying that he is out of spirits. 1884 J. Tait Mind in Matter iii. 74 If life and mind are not synonymous, neither are brain and mind. b. Of or relating to synonyms; synonymic. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > synonymy > [adjective] > synonym synonymous1805 synonymical1806 synonymic1816 1805 Perry (title) The Synonymous, Etymological, and Pronouncing English Dictionary;..being an attempt to synonymise his [sc. Dr. Johnson's] folio Dictionary of the English Language. c. transferred. Said of things of the same nature denoted by different names, i.e. by synonyms; thus = identical. (Cf. synonym n. 3, synonymity n. b.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > identity > [adjective] the ilkeOE selfeOE oneOE no nothera1325 that ilk (thilk) same1390 one self?a1425 selfsamec1425 the same self1503 proper1523 one (and the) selfsame1531 self-said1548 one and the same1551 identical1581 the same very1590 the very same1597 individuala1602 individually the same1604 a (also one) selfly1605 very1611 same1621 numerical1624 numeric1663 identic1664 synonymous1789 1789 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music III. 439 Two of the five short keys are divided in the middle, and communicate to two different sets of pipes: so that G♯ and A♭..are not synonimous sounds. 2. In extended sense, said of words or phrases which denote things that imply one another: cf. synonym n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > synonymy > [adjective] > denoting things that imply one another synonymous1659 1659 T. Pecke Parnassi Puerperium 152 Can it be thus, That Tents, and Studies are Synonimous? 1706 R. Estcourt Fair Example i. i Cuckold and Husband are as Synonimous Terms, as Rogue and Attorney. 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. xv. 99 Good faith and folly have so long been received as synonimous terms, that [etc.]. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (1778) I. iv. 254 Over all the continent of North America a north-westerly wind and excessive cold are synonymous terms. 1829 T. Carlyle in Foreign Rev. Jan. 419 Were will in human undertakings synonymous with faculty. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. iii. i. 317 The name of soldier was synonymous with that of marauder. 1873 G. S. Baden-Powell New Homes for Old Country 431 With many,..going out to Australia is believed to be synonymous with making a fortune. 3. a. loosely. Having the same name; denoted by the same word: = homonymous adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > having the same name homonymal1641 namesake1650 cognominal1656 homonymous1658 synonymous1734 cognominous1857 1734 I. Watts Ontol. vii Synonymous Relatives or of the same Name..Heteronymous or of a different Name. 1797 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 6 Science 187 If a magnet be cut in two, in a direction parallel to the axis, the parts before conjoined will now repel each other, because they still retain two synonimous poles. 1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly I. xiii. 258 Poor old Abraham Dyson, now lying in a synonymous bosom. b. That may be described in the same terms; of the same description; similar. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] ylikeeOE likeOE anlikeOE accordanta1325 of a (also one) mouldc1330 kindred1340 lichy1370 likelyc1384 alikea1393 ontinkela1400 evenly?c1400 similable?a1440 semble1449 of a sort1463 seemable1501 uniform1548 resembled1553 self-like1556 like-natured1566 resembling1573 kindlike1579 of the same, that, every, etc. feather1581 resemblant1581 marrow1585 similar1586 like-seeming1590 twin-like1599 connatural1601 similary1610 semblativea1616 otherlike1620 like-shaped1640 connate1641 homogeneous1641 consimilar1645 congenerous1646 resemblancing1652 congeniousa1656 congenerate1657 equaliform1660 congenial1669 similitive1678 symbolizant1685 synonymous1690 of akin1723 consimilary1736 like-sized1742 cogeneric1777 alike as a row of pins1785 congenerica1834 Siamese1833 congener1867 lak1881 sorty1885 homoeomorphic1902 homogenized1958 1690 T. D'Urfey Collin's Walk i. 8 'Tis needless to expose His Stockins, or describe, or Shooes, Or Legs, or Feet, since 't may be guessed They were Synonimous to th' rest. 1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino vii. 10 The Fall of Man having made him a Slave to the Devil, Man grew something Diabolical himself, and strove to practice a synonimous Power over his fellow Creatures. Derivatives syˈnonymously adv. by or as a synonym, with the same meaning. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > synonymy > [adverb] equivalently1545 reciprocately1577 synonymically1599 synonymally1641 reciprocally1658 synonymously1659 interchangeably1871 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > [adverb] > with equivalent meaning synonymously1659 1659 J. Pearson Expos. Apostles Creed i. 100 It [sc. creation] is often used synonymously with words which signifie any kind of production or formation. 1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 415 The Earls or Counts of England..before the Norman Conquest, were as our learned Selden observed, sometimes Synonimously entituled Dux or Dukes. 1688 Vox Cleri Pro Rege 47 The King had Sovereign or absolute Power (for our late Prerogative Divines have used both Epiethites Synonimously). 1839 G. Roberts Dict. Geol. Schist,..often used synonymously with slate. syˈnonymousness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > synonymy > [noun] synonymy1794 synonymousness1863 synonymity1880 1863 F. M. Müller Lect. Sci. Lang. (1868) 2nd Ser. x. 447 The synonymousness of Sky and God in the Aryan language. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1610
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