NYT Dictionary

HOMONYMY

/həˈmɒnəmi/
NounHO-mon-y-myho-mon-y-my · 4 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

The property of being a homonym.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree English homonym Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English homonymy From homonym + -y.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

homonymity

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles:

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