Definition
The relationship or state of being opposite in meaning; the quality of words being antonyms to each other.
Etymology
From antonym plus the abstract noun suffix '-y' (as in 'democracy,' 'monarchy'). This suffix transforms adjectives and nouns into abstract concepts describing a state or quality. Antonymy became a standard linguistic term in the 20th century.
Kelly Says
Antonymy is one of the three fundamental semantic relationships that organize vocabulary, alongside synonymy and hyponymy! Linguists study antonymy patterns because they reveal the structure of how human minds categorize and understand the world—every language carves up meaning a bit differently.
Translations
ARالعربية
مخالفة
mukahlāfa
BNবাংলা
বিপরীতার্থকতা
bi-pori-tar-thak-ta
CACatalà
antònimies
an-to-ni-mies
CSČeština
antonymie
an-to-mo-nee
DADansk
antonymie
an-to-mi-i
DEDeutsch
Antonymie
an-to-no-mee
ELΕλληνικά
αντωνυμία
an-to-nom-ia
ESEspañol
antífonía
an-ti-fo-ni-a
FAفارسی
مخالفت
mukahlāfat
FISuomi
antonyymi
an-to-ni-ymi
FRFrançais
antonymie
an-to-mo-nee
GUGU
પ્રતિકૃતિ
pra-ti-kru-ti
HEעברית
מערכות מנוגדות
ma-ar-ko-te-t me-nu-go-dot
HIहिन्दी
विपरीतार्थकता
vi-pa-ri-taar-thak-ta
HUMagyar
antonymia
an-to-no-mia
IDBahasa Indonesia
antonim
an-to-nim
IGIG
okwu dị iche
ok-wu di i-che
ITItaliano
antonomi
an-to-no-mee
KO한국어
반의 관계
ban-ui gwa-nae
MRMR
विरोधी शब्द
vi-ro-dhi shabd
MSBahasa Melayu
antonimi
an-to-ni-mi
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyawng-l-e
NLNederlands
antonymie
an-to-mo-nee
NONorsk
antonymie
an-to-mi-i
PLPolski
antynimia
an-ti-ni-mia
PTPortuguês
antífonia
an-ti-fo-ni-a
RORomână
antonie
an-to-nie
RUРусский
антонимия
an-to-ni-mi-ya
SVSvenska
antonymi
an-to-ni-mi
SWKiswahili
uhusiano wa kinyume
u-hu-sia-no wa ki-nyu-me
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ச்சொல்
e-thir-chol
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధపదాల
vi-rud-dha-pa-da-la
THไทย
ความตรงกันข้าม
khwam dtrong gan khaam
TLTL
pagkakaiba
pa-ga-ka-ka-i-ba
TRTürkçe
antagonistlık
an-ta-go-nist-lik
UKУкраїнська
антонімія
an-to-ni-mi-ya
VITiếng Việt
mối tương phản
moi tuong phan
YOYO
àwọn ìfọ̀wọ́
awon ifowọ
ZUZU
amabhizin
a-ma-bi-zin