contronymとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From contr(a)- +‎ -onym. Coined 1962 by Jack Herring. Note that the vowel of the suffix generally supersedes the vowel of the prefix, hence coined as contronym, rather than contranym.

名詞

contronym (plural contronyms)

1. A word that has two opposing meanings, such as cleave (“stick together” or “split apart”).

   Alternative form: contranym

   Synonyms: autoantonym, antagonym, Janus word

   Hypernyms: word < term < seme

   Near-synonym: enantioseme

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参考

参照

• Lederer, Richard. "Curious Contronyms." Word Ways, 11 (February 1978): 27-28.