Associations to the word «Metonymic»

METONYMIC, adjective. Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.

METONYMIC, noun. A metonym.

METONYMIC, adjective. Using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated; "to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works".