Sense Relationship

Sense Relationship

1. Synonym

   • words that are similar or have a related meaning to another word
     • "Please, do not speak while I am talking."

2. Antonymy

   • word having a meaning opposite to that of another word
     • "You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget."

3. Paraphrase

   • A restatement of a text in another form or other words, often to simplify or clarify meaning.
     • "When I put down words that I say somebody said they needn't be the exact words, just what you might call the meaning."

4. Hyponymy

   • A specific term used to designate a member of a class. For instance, daisy and rose are hyponyms of flower.
     • “Chair” and “table” are hyponyms of “furniture.”

5. Homonymy

   • Two or more words that have the same sound or spelling but differ in meaning.
     • "Your children need your presence more than your presents."

6. Homophones

   • Two or more words (such as knew and new or meat and meet) that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and often spelling.
     • "Pay is higher when there is greater competition to hire people."

7. Polysemy

   • A word or phrase with multiple meanings.
     • Man > the human species; males of the human species (i.e., man vs. woman); adult males of the human species (i.e., man vs. boy).

8. Ambiguity

   • The presence of two or more possible meanings in a single passage. Also, a fallacy¹ in which the same term is used in more than one way.
     • "I can't tell you how much I enjoyed meeting your husband."

9. Homographs

   • Are words which are spelled the same, but with more than one meaning.
     • "Ice cream is a great dessert in the desert, if you desert your diet."