Jumat, 22 April 2016
Synonym, antonym and hyponym
DEFINITION
OF SYNONYM
Synonym are words that
have the same meaning or almost the same.
EXAMPLE OF SYNONYM
- Afraid, scared
- Auto, car
- Cap , hat
- Father, dad, daddy
- House, home
- Idea, though
- Mother, mom, mommy
- Rock, stone
- Woman, lady, female
DEFINITION OF ANTONYM
Antonym
are words that mean the opposite of each other.
EXAMPLE
OF ANTONYM
·
Add – subtract
·
Above – Below
·
After – Before
·
Awake – Asleep
·
Bad – Good
·
Big – Little
·
Clean – Dirty
·
Close – Open
·
Dark – Light
DEFINITION
OF HYPONYM
Hyponym is a specific
term used to designate a member of broader class.The semantic relationship
between each of the more specific word. Such as cat and rabbit and the
broader term animal is called
hyponymy or inclusion
.
.
EXAMPLE OF HYPONYM
·
Potato and carrot hyponym of the
vegetables
·
Apple and grape hyponym of the fruit
·
Dog and bear hyponym of the animal
·
Red and yellow hyponym of the color
REFERENCES
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-antonyms-synonyms-and-homonyms.html
http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/hyponymterm.htm
