Autoantonym vs Wordbuilding - What's the difference?
autoantonym | wordbuilding |
(rare) A word that has two opposing meanings.
The construction of words from simpler units.
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
English
(wikipedia autoantonym)Noun
(en noun)- 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, contronymReferences
wordbuilding
English
Noun
(-)- We gave the children a wordbuilding exercise.
