homonymous

hom·on·y·mous

adj \hō-ˈmä-nə-məs\

Definition of HOMONYMOUS

1

: ambiguous

2

: having the same designation

3

: of, relating to, or being homonyms

— hom·on·y·mous·ly adverb

Origin of HOMONYMOUS

Latin homonymus having the same name, from Greek homōnymos, from hom- + onyma, onoma name — more at name

First Known Use: 1621

Rhymes with HOMONYMOUS

anonymous, antonymous, autonomous, eponymous, paronymous, pseudonymous, synonymous, theonomous