near-synonym
noun[C]
languagespecialized(alsonear synonym)uk/ˌnɪə ˈsɪn.ə.nɪm/us/ˌnɪr ˈsɪn.ə.nɪm/a word that hasalmostthe samemeaningas another word:
近义词The words "hungry" and "peckish" are near-synonyms.“hungry”和“peckish”是近义词。
Nearsynonymsare morecommonthanperfectsynonyms.近义词比完全同义词更常见。
- Near-synonyms may beregardedasequivalentfor somepurposes, but notothers.
- Thesauruses havetendedto besimplylistsofsynonymsor nearsynonyms.
- Adescriptionof thesubjectivefeelingsofhappinesshas atendencytoloseitself in thenamingof nearsynonymslikecontentment,peaceofmind, etc.
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