English

Noun

autoantonym ‎(plural autoantonyms)

1. (rare) A word that has two opposing meanings.

   Left: a word that can mean "to have departed from" or "to have remained".

   Dust: means "to remove dust from" or "to spray or cover something with fine powder".

   Awful: means "terrible" or "magnificent".

Synonyms

• contranym, contronym

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of auto-antonyms

References

1. ↑ Shipley, Joseph T. Playing with Words. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1960, p. 74