Definition of Paranym

1. a deceptive euphemism [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paranym

paranormalists
paranormalities
paranormality
paranormally
paranormals
paranthracene
paranuchal
paranuchals
paranuclear
paranuclear body
paranucleate
paranuclei
paranucleus
paranumismatica
paranym (current term)
paranymph
paranymphs
paranyms
paranœa
paranœac
paranœacs
paranœic
paranœics
paraomphalic
paraoperative
paraoptometric
paraoptometrics
paraoral
paraotwayite

Literary usage of Paranym

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Faiths and Folklore: A Dictionary of National Beliefs, Superstitions and by William Carew Hazlitt (1905)
"In the Eastern Church the chap- lets used on these occasions appear to have been blessed. Seiden, übt supra, p. 661. " Coronas tenent a tergo paranym- ryche ..."

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