SYNONYMOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning

Synonyms:

synonymity; synonymousness; synonymy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("synonymousness" is a kind of...):

semantic relation (a relation between meanings)

Derivation:

synonymous ((of words) meaning the same or nearly the same)