the substitution of a word referring to an attribute for the thing that is meant, as for example the use of the crown to refer to a monarch
Compare synecdoche
Derived forms
metonymical (ˌmɛtəˈnɪmɪkəl) or metonymic (ˌmetoˈnymic)
adjective
metonymically (ˌmetoˈnymically)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin from Greek: a changing of name, from meta- (indicating change) + onoma name
Examples of 'metonymies' in a sentence
metonymies
The analysis involves identification of conceptual distress metaphors and metonymies within the image-schematic structure.
Verbytska Anna 2017, 'Metaphorical profile of distress in English media discourse', Topics in Linguisticshttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/topling.2017.18.issue-2/topling-2017-0010/topling-2017-0010.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This article explores the role of conceptual proximity as a parameter of salience in visual metonymies.
Hubert Kowalewski 2018, 'Heart is for Love: Cognitive Salience and Visual Metonymies in Comics', The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarshiphttps://www.comicsgrid.com/articles/117. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)