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Autoantonym vs Wordbuilding - What's the difference?

autoantonym | wordbuilding |

As nouns the difference between autoantonym and wordbuilding

is that autoantonym is a word that has two opposing meanings while wordbuilding is the construction of words from simpler units.

autoantonym

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare) A word that has two opposing meanings.
  • Left: a word that can mean "to have departed from" or "to have remained".
    Dust: means "to remove dust from" or "to spray or cover something with fine powder".
    Awful: means "terrible" or "magnificent".

    Synonyms

    * contranym, contronym

    References

    wordbuilding

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The construction of words from simpler units.
  • We gave the children a wordbuilding exercise.

    Synonyms

    * (l)