polysemous
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/pəˈlɪs.ɪ.məs/
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/pəˈlɪs.ɪ.məs/ · /ˌpɒl.ɪˈsiː.məs/ · /ˌpɑːl.iˈsiː.məs/(US) · /pəˈlɪs.ə.məs/(US)
Definition of polysemous
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable, rhetoric)Synonym of polysemic.
“But just how are the meanings associated with a polysemous word related? A look at the entries for polysemous words in different dictionaries shows that lexicographers cannot agree on how to divide up the semantic space […]”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin polysēmus, from Ancient Greek πολύσημος (polúsēmos), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + σημαίνω (sēmaínō, “I signify, mean”).
Words you can make from polysemous
200+ playable · top: POLYSOMES (16 pts)
Best play polysomes 16 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
47 words- EMPLOY 13 pts
- MYOPES 13 pts
- SLUMPY 13 pts
- MOOLEY 11 pts
- MOSEYS 11 pts
- MOUSEY 11 pts
- MULEYS 11 pts
- MYOSES 11 pts
- PLOYES 11 pts
- POYOUS 11 pts
- PUSLEY 11 pts
- PUSSLY 11 pts
- PYOSES 11 pts
- SEPOYS 11 pts
- SLYPES 11 pts
- YESSUM 11 pts
- PLUMES 10 pts
- POMELO 10 pts
- POSSUM 10 pts
- PUMELO 10 pts
- SLUMPS 10 pts
- SPUMES 10 pts
- LOOEYS 9 pts
- LOUPES 8 pts
- MOUSES 8 pts
- MOUSSE 8 pts
- MUSSEL 8 pts
- OLEUMS 8 pts
- OPUSES 8 pts
- OSMOLE 8 pts
- OSMOLS 8 pts
- OSMOSE 8 pts
- OSMOUS 8 pts
- PLUSES 8 pts
- POSOLE 8 pts
- PULSES 8 pts
- SLOMOS 8 pts
- SLOOPS 8 pts
- SLOPES 8 pts
- SOLUMS 8 pts
- SPOOLS 8 pts
- SPOUSE 8 pts
- LOOSES 6 pts
- LOUSES 6 pts
- OUSELS 6 pts
- SOLEUS 6 pts
- SOLOES 6 pts
5-letter words
94 words- LUMPY 12 pts
- MOPEY 12 pts
- MYOPE 12 pts
- PLUMY 12 pts
- SPUMY 12 pts
- YOMPS 12 pts
- LOOPY 10 pts
- MESSY 10 pts
- MOLYS 10 pts
- MOSEY 10 pts
- MOSSY 10 pts
- MOUSY 10 pts
- MULEY 10 pts
- MUSSY 10 pts
- PLOYE 10 pts
- PLOYS 10 pts
- POESY 10 pts
- POLYS 10 pts
- POSEY 10 pts
- POYOU 10 pts
- PUSSY 10 pts
- SEPOY 10 pts
- SLYPE 10 pts
- SOUPY 10 pts
- SYSOP 10 pts
- YELPS 10 pts
- YLEMS 10 pts
- LUMPS 9 pts
- MOPES 9 pts
- PLUME 9 pts
- PLUMS 9 pts
- POEMS 9 pts
- POMES 9 pts
- POMOS 9 pts
- SLUMP 9 pts
- SPUME 9 pts
- SUMPS 9 pts
- LOOEY 8 pts
- LOSSY 8 pts
- LOUSY 8 pts
- LYSES 8 pts
- SOOEY 8 pts
- YOUSE 8 pts
- YULES 8 pts
- LOOMS 7 pts
- LOOPS 7 pts
- LOPES 7 pts
- LOUPE 7 pts
- LOUPS 7 pts
- MEOUS 7 pts
- MOLES 7 pts
- MOOLS 7 pts
- MOOSE 7 pts
- MOSSO 7 pts
- MOUES 7 pts
- MOUSE 7 pts
- MULES 7 pts
- MUSES 7 pts
- MUSOS 7 pts
- OLEUM 7 pts
- OSMOL 7 pts
- PESOS 7 pts
- POLES 7 pts
- POLOS 7 pts
- POOLS 7 pts
- POSES 7 pts
- POSSE 7 pts
- PULES 7 pts
- PULSE 7 pts
- PUSES 7 pts
- SLOMO 7 pts
- SLOOP 7 pts
- SLOPE 7 pts
- SLOPS 7 pts
- SLUMS 7 pts
- SOLUM 7 pts
- SOUPS 7 pts
- SPOOL 7 pts
- SPUES 7 pts
- SUMOS 7 pts
- SUPES 7 pts
- LOESS 5 pts
- LOOSE 5 pts
- LOSES 5 pts
- LOUSE 5 pts
- OLEOS 5 pts
- OUSEL 5 pts
- SLOES 5 pts
- SLUES 5 pts
- SOLES 5 pts
- SOLOS 5 pts
- SOLUS 5 pts
- SOULS 5 pts
- SOUSE 5 pts
4-letter words
46 words- MOPY 11 pts
- ELMY 9 pts
- ESPY 9 pts
- MOLY 9 pts
- LUMP 8 pts
- MOPE 8 pts
- MOPS 8 pts
- LEYS 7 pts
- LYES 7 pts
- LYSE 7 pts
- OYES 7 pts
- ELMS 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- EMUS 6 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- LOOM 6 pts
- LOOP 6 pts
- LOPE 6 pts
- LOPS 6 pts
- LOUP 6 pts
- LUMS 6 pts
- MELS 6 pts
- MEOU 6 pts
- MESS 6 pts
- MOLE 6 pts
- MOLS 6 pts
- MOOL 6 pts
- MOOS 6 pts
- MOSS 6 pts
- MOUE 6 pts
- MULE 6 pts
- MUSE 6 pts
- MUSO 6 pts
- MUSS 6 pts
- OOPS 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- OPUS 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- LESS 4 pts
- LOOS 4 pts
- LOSE 4 pts
- LOSS 4 pts
- LUES 4 pts
- OLEO 4 pts
- OLES 4 pts
- OSES 4 pts
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