near-synonym

near-synonym

English

Noun

near-synonym (plural near-synonyms)

1. (linguistics) A term whose meaning is similar, but not identical, to that of another term.

Synonyms

• parasynonym
• quasi-synonym
• plesionym
• poecilonym

Translations

term which has a similar meaning

Chinese: Cantonese: 近義詞, 近义词 (gan6 ji6 ci4) Mandarin: 近義詞／近义词 (zh) (jìnyìcí) Finnish: lähes synonyymi, osittainen synonyymi French: quasi-synonyme (fr) m Japanese: 類義語 (ja) (ruigigo) Russian: частичный синоним (ru) (častičnyj sinonim) Spanish: idea afín f

See also

• synonym
• plesionym