Associations to the word «Heteronym»

Wiktionary

HETERONYM, noun. (linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.
HETERONYM, noun. (literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style.

Dictionary definition

HETERONYM, noun. Two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation; "the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis