autological
adjUK /ˌɔː.təʊˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/ · US /ˌɑːtoʊˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/
Etymology From German autologisch, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, autology + -ical.
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Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Phrase, Of a word Possessing the property it describes.
Or especially an adjective
- The word polysyllabic is autological, but the word monosyllabic is not.
- Because the word short is in fact short, it is considered autological.
1 more example
- The word noun is itself a noun, and is thus autological.
- Synonyms
- homological
- Antonyms
- heterological
- Derived terms
- autologicality, autologically
- Related terms
- autologous, autonymous, self-reference, Wikipedia:Russell's paradox
- Hypernyms
- self-referential