"euonym" meaning in English

See euonym in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈju.əˌnɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-euonym.wav Forms: euonyms [plural]
Etymology: From eu- (“good, well; true, genuine”) + -onym (“name, word”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|eu|onym|t1=good, well; true, genuine|t2=name, word}} eu- (“good, well; true, genuine”) + -onym (“name, word”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} euonym (plural euonyms)
  1. (rare) A name well suited to the person, place or object which bears it. Tags: rare Synonyms (name well suited to a person, place or thing): aptonym, aptronym, charactonym Derived forms: euonymous

Inflected forms

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    }
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      },
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      "name": "confix"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "euonyms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      "expansion": "euonym (plural euonyms)",
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    }
  ],
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        "o",
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
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        }
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        }
      ],
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        "A name well suited to the person, place or object which bears it."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
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          "person"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ]
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        "(rare) A name well suited to the person, place or object which bears it."
      ],
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        {
          "sense": "name well suited to a person, place or thing",
          "word": "aptonym"
        },
        {
          "sense": "name well suited to a person, place or thing",
          "word": "aptronym"
        },
        {
          "sense": "name well suited to a person, place or thing",
          "word": "charactonym"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈju.əˌnɪm/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}
{
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      "word": "caconym"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "euonymous"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "confix"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "euonyms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "euonym (plural euonyms)",
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    }
  ],
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        "eu",
        "o",
        "nym"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms prefixed with eu-",
        "English terms suffixed with -nym",
        "English terms suffixed with -onym",
        "English terms with rare senses",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A name well suited to the person, place or object which bears it."
      ],
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        [
          "suited",
          "suited"
        ],
        [
          "person",
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        ],
        [
          "place",
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        ],
        [
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        ]
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        "(rare) A name well suited to the person, place or object which bears it."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈju.əˌnɪm/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "name well suited to a person, place or thing",
      "word": "aptonym"
    },
    {
      "sense": "name well suited to a person, place or thing",
      "word": "aptronym"
    },
    {
      "sense": "name well suited to a person, place or thing",
      "word": "charactonym"
    }
  ],
  "word": "euonym"
}

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