polysemy

Noun

Meaning

the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lexical ambiguity enigma doubt ambiguity puzzle obscurity anagram equivocation dubiety uncertainty vagueness indefiniteness doubtfulness dubiousness incertitude
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Antonyms

monosemy serenity belief faith credit accuracy
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Hypernyms

ambiguity equivocalness

Related terms

ambiguity polysemous polysemic lexical ambiguity polysemously

Close letter words and terms

polysemous word polysemously polysemousness polysensitise polysensitization polysensitize