heterological

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Of a word, not describing itself.
2. (not-comparable) Not true of itself.
3. (not-comparable) Not of shared ancestral origin.
4. (not-comparable) Supporting or attracted to otherness.
5. (not-comparable) Having or supporting multiple interpretations.

Opposite of

autological, homologous, homological

Synonyms

heterologous

heterologic

Translations

hétérologique

heterológico

hétérologue

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “different”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, heterology + -ical.