English

Noun

autantonym ‎(plural autantonyms)

1. Alternative spelling of autoantonym
   • 1960, Joseph T. Shipley, Playing with Words, Prentice-Hall, p. 74^[1]

     autantonym — word having two opposite meanings (as a fast horse, and a fast color). Cf. contronym, heteronym, and homonym.

   • 1986, Harry Edwin Eiss, Dictionary of Language Games, Puzzles, and Amusements, Greenwood Press, p. 39.^[2]

     autantonym — word having two opposite meanings (as a fast horse, and a fast color). Cf. contronym, heteronym, and homonym.

References

1. 1 2 Shipley, Joseph T. Playing with Words. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1960, p. 74
2. ↑ Eiss, Harry Edwin. Dictionary of Language Games, Puzzles, and Amusements. New York: Greenwood Press, 1986, p. 39.