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metonymical vs metonymy

metonymy vs metonymical

metonymical is not a noun while metonymy is a noun.

metonymical is an adjective but metonymy is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metonymical No Yes No No
metonymy Yes No No No
metonymical (noun) metonymy (noun)
substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
metonymical (adjective) metonymy (adjective)
using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
Difference between metonymical and metonymy

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