metonymy

As nouns the difference between metonymy and idiom

is that metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object while idiom is a manner of speaking, a way of expressing oneself.

In countable|lang=en terms the difference between metonymy and onomatopoeia

is that metonymy is (countable) a metonym while onomatopoeia is (countable) a word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle" or "hiss".

As nouns the difference between metonymy and onomatopoeia

is that metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object while onomatopoeia is (uncountable) the property of a word of sounding like what it represents.

As nouns the difference between polysemy and metonymy

is that polysemy is the ability of words, signs and symbols to have multiple meanings while metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.

As an adjective symbolic

is pertaining to a symbol.

As a noun metonymy is

the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.

As nouns the difference between kenning and metonymy

is that kenning is sight; view; a distant view at sea while metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.

As a verb kenning

is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between homonymy and metonymy

is that homonymy is the property of being a homonym while metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.

As nouns the difference between metonymy and simile

is that metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object while simile is (l) (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another).

As nouns the difference between metonymy and synonyms

is that metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object while synonyms is plural of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between antonomasia and metonymy

is that antonomasia is {{cx|rhetoric|lang=en}} The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun while metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.

As nouns the difference between metonymy and paradox

is that metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object while paradox is a self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.{{jump|self-contradictory statement|t|u}.