equivocalness vs polysemy
polysemy vs equivocalnessequivocalness and polysemy both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| equivocalness | Yes | No | No | No |
| polysemy | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
polysemy is a hyponym of
equivocalness; that is, polysemy is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
equivocalness:
- equivocalness: unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
- polysemy: the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
Other hyponyms of equivocalness include
equivocation, evasiveness, prevarication, lexical ambiguity, no man's land, twilight zone.
| equivocalness (noun) | polysemy (noun) |
|---|---|
| unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings |
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