What is the difference between metonym and thesaurus?
metonym | thesaurus |
A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.
(archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
(information science) A hierarchy of subject headings—canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.
As nouns the difference between metonym and thesaurus
is that metonym is a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy while thesaurus is a publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.metonym
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Noun
(en noun)- Calling the monarch "your majesty" is using a metonym .
Hyponyms
* (l)See also
* (l)thesaurus
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(wikipedia thesaurus)Noun
(en-noun)- "Roget" is the leading brand name for a print English thesaurus'' that lists words under general concepts rather than just close synonyms.