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Showing words for POLYSEMY using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Polysemy

polysemy

7 Letter Words for Polysemy

employs

6 Letter Words for Polysemy

employ, mopsey, moyles, myopes, poleys, pomely, pomeys, smoyle

5 Letter Words for Polysemy

elops, epsom, lomes, lopes, lymes, melos, moles, molpe, molys, mopes, mopey, mopsy, mosel, mosey, moyle, moyls, myope, myops, myopy, mysel, olepy, olpes, ploys, poems, poesy, poles, poley, polys, pomel, pomes, pomey, posey, poyse, sepoy, slope, slopy, slype, soyle, spole, yelms, yelps, yeply, ylems, ympes, yomps

4 Letter Words for Polysemy

elms, elmy, emos, emys, epos, esop, espy, leos, leps, leys, lome, lope, lops, lose, loys, lyes, lyme, lyms, lyse, mels, meso, moes, mole, mols, moly, mope, mops, mose, moyl, moys, myel, oles, olms, olpe, opes, opsy, oyes, peso, ploy, poem, pole, pols, poly, pome, poms, pose, posy, pyes, sley, sloe, slop, sole, some, sope, sype, yelm, yelp, yeom, yeps, yeso, ylem, ympe, yomp

3 Letter Words for Polysemy

elm, els, emo, emp, ems, eom, eos, esm, esp, eyl, lem, leo, lep, les, ley, loe, lop, los, loy, lpm, lye, lym, lys, mel, mes, mls, moe, mol, mop, mos, moy, msl, mys, oes, ole, olm, olp, oms, ope, ops, ose, oye, oys, pel, pes, ply, pms, pol, pom, pos, poy, pye, sel, sem, sep, sey, sle, sly, sml, sol, som, sop, soy, spl, spy, sye, syl, sym, yeo, yep, yes, yoe, yom, yos, yoy

Definitions for Polysemy

[1] a condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation.
[2] the existence of several meanings in a single word Compare monosemy

Words related to Polysemy

vagueness, doubt, uncertainty, equivocation, obscurity, puzzle, doubtfulness, dubiousness, tergiversation, indefiniteness, enigma, anagram, dubiety, incertitude, equivocality, double-entendre, equivocacy

Words nearby Polysemy

polyradiculoneuropathy, polyrhythm, polyrhythmic, polyribosome, polysaccharide, polysemy, polysepalous, polyserositis, polysinusitis, polysome, polysomia

Origin of Polysemy

1895–1900; < New Latin polysēmia, equivalent to Late Latin polysēm(us ) with many significations (< Greek polýsēmos, equivalent to poly- poly- + sêm(a ) sign + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -y3

Other words from Polysemy

pol·y·se·mous , adjective

Word origin for Polysemy

C20: from New Latin polysēmia, from Greek polusēmos having many meanings, from poly- + sēma a sign

Synonyms for Polysemy

doubt, uncertainty, vagueness, anagram, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, enigma, equivocation, incertitude, inconclusiveness, indefiniteness, indeterminateness, obscurity, puzzle, tergiversation, unclearness, double meaning, double-entendre, equivocacy, equivocality, polysemousness