autoantonymy
The state of being an autoantonymThe state of being an autoantonym; the phenomenon that autoantonyms instantiate.
Meaning
1 senses(uncommon, uncountable)The state of being an autoantonym; the phenomenon that autoantonyms instantiate.
Origin
By surface analysis, autoantonym + -y, or, by surface analysis, auto- + antonymy.By surface analysis, autoantonym + -y, or, by surface analysis, auto- + antonymy.
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Synonyms
3 synonymscontronymyenantiosemycontranymy
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable