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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King