Definition
A play on words; a pun; the humorous use of words that sound alike but have different meanings.
Etymology
From Greek 'paronomasia' (wordplay), from 'para' (beside) + 'onomasia' (naming). The fancy, scholarly name for the humble pun — the lowest form of wit, but also the highest form of cleverness.
Kelly Says
The OFFICIAL name for a PUN! Shakespeare, who wrote THOUSANDS of puns, would have loved knowing there was a Greek word for his favorite hobby! A pun by any other name would sound as groan-worthy! 😂📝
Translations
ARالعربية
تشابه
tash-a-beh
CACatalà
paronímia
pa-ro-ni-mee-a
CSČeština
paronomasie
pa-ro-no-ma-zee
DADansk
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
DEDeutsch
Paronomasie
pa-ro-no-ma-zee
ELΕλληνικά
παρωνυμία
pa-ro-no-mee-a
ESEspañol
paronomasia
par-o-no-ma-see-a
FAفارسی
همآوازی
ham-a-vazi
FISuomi
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
FRFrançais
paronomasie
pa-ro-no-ma-zee
HAHA
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
HIहिन्दी
अनुप्रास
anu-praas
HUMagyar
paronímia
pa-ro-ni-mee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
IGIG
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
ITItaliano
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-zee-a
KKKK
параномия
pa-ra-no-mi-ya
KMKM
ប្រើពាក្យស្ទើង
brouch-p-a-k-y-steung
MSBahasa Melayu
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
MYမြန်မာ
ပရိယोजना
pra-ri-yo-jo-na
NLNederlands
paronomasie
pa-ro-no-ma-zee
NONorsk
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
PLPolski
paronimia
pa-ro-nim-ee-a
PTPortuguês
paronomásia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
RORomână
paronomasie
pa-ro-no-ma-zee
RUРусский
парафраз
para-fraaz
SVSvenska
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
SWKiswahili
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
TEతెలుగు
పదోన్నత
pada-on-nata
THไทย
คำพ้องเสียง
kam pong-seng
TLTL
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
TRTürkçe
paronomasi
pa-ro-no-ma-see
UKУкраїнська
паронімія
pa-ro-ni-mee-ya
VITiếng Việt
đồng âm
dong am
YOYO
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a
ZUZU
paronomasia
pa-ro-no-ma-see-a