homonym

word with the same sound or spelling as another

Roots

Other words with the onym root

  • anonymous: without a known name
  • antonym: word with an opposite meaning
  • eponym: person or thing for whom something is named
  • pseudonym: false or assumed name
  • synonym: word with the same or nearly the same meaning as another
  • synonymous: having the same or closely associated meaning

Homo means same and onym means name. A homonym is a same-name word.

Bass the fish and bass the instrument are homonyms.

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