paronymous

English

Etymology

paronym +‎ -ous

Adjective

paronymous (not comparable)

  1. (semantics) Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.
  2. (semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.
    "Hare" and "hair" are paronymous.
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