* Amire,
* Amazing,
* Love.
It is called synonymy when different words have the same meaning.
Those words are Homonyms! Because of them, we can have words like sail and sale, right and write, or even words spelled the same like nail and file, and have them sound the same while meaning completely different things.
Words with the same meaning are synonyms. Words with opposite meanings are antonyms. Homonyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Homophones are words that sound alike, but have different meanings. synonyms
No. The word is greek and describes words with similar meaning, but not exactly the same. There is a different word for words with exactly the same meaning and that would sound something like 'tautosims'. Not sure if this word exists in English though. Yannis
there and their, for and four, where and wear,
homograph
Homographs
they are homophones
Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings are called homographs. These words are pronounced the same way but may have different origins and definitions.
* A homonym is a word that is spelt and pronounced the same way as another word, but has a different meaning. * A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word, but has a different meaning. The two words may be spelt the same way, or not. However, not all linguistic authorities agree on these definitions.For more information, see Related Links below this box.
Heterographs are words that sound the same but have different spelling and meaning. E.g. To, Too, Two.Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. (note could have similar spelling). E.g. Gases or Gasses.Take a look at this for a complete explanation. Especially the chart:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophones
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings, such as "buy" and "by."