Associations to the word «Paronomasia»

Wiktionary

PARONOMASIA, noun. (rhetoric) A pun or play on words

Dictionary definition

PARONOMASIA, noun. A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke