JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhen a person is an alcoholic, the word "alcoholic" is a negative stigma. When a beverage is alcoholic, it's just an adjective.message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down114
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareWhen a person is an alcoholic, the word "alcoholic" is a negative stigma. When a beverage is alcoholic, it's just an adjective.JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months ago Does this mean every second definition of a word in the dictionary is also a homonym? How different does it need to be? “homonym” == “same-name”, so, yes by definition. it has the same name as another definition.
“homonym” == “same-name”, so, yes by definition. it has the same name as another definition.