🔤paronymous

adjective
/pəˈrɒnɪməs/

Meaning

Words that are derived from the same root or sound alike.

Example Sentences

The words 'effect' and 'effective' are paronymous.

Synonyms

derivative, cognate, related, similar-sounding

Antonyms

unrelated, distinct

Collocations

paronymous words, paronymous terms, paronymous relationship

Related Vocabularies

Impossible to avoid or escape; inevitable.
Of or concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one's act...
Using or expressed in coarse, abusive, or slanderous language.
Clear and transparent, easily understood.
speaking in a loud, rhetorical, or dramatic way
not subject to decay; lasting forever; eternal

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