Word List: ono, nym, onym word, name

acronym an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters in words

anonymous not named or identified; done by someone unknown

antonym a word that means the opposite of another word

eponym a person for whom something, such as a city, building or street, has been named Origin of boycott after Charles C. Boycott  (1832-1897), English estate manager in  Ireland, against whom nonviolent coercive  tactics were used in 1880

heteronym one of two or more words that are spelled alike, but have different meanings and pronunciations, such as bass voice and bass, a fish

homonym one of two or more words that are pronounced alike, but have different spellings and meanings, such as isle and aisle

onomatopoeia the formation of words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer

oronym a string of words that sounds the same as another string of words, such as gray day and grade A

pseudonym false name; a fictitious name

synonym one of two or more words that have the same meaning