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Is 'heterological' heterological?
Autological words are those which describe themselves, like 'polysyllabic' or 'common'. The opposite of this is heterological. So, is 'heterological' autological or heterological? Which is it?
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
There is no logical answer. If heterological describes itself then it is autological. But if it's autological then it doesn't describe itself. This is a paradox.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
My dictionary says: "Not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin"
But I think the word does correspond in structure and evolutionary origin. "Hetero" and "logical" are both well-known Greek roots, 'hetero' meaning 'other, and 'logical' meaning 'having to do with words'. I had never seen the word before but just by looking at it I could get an idea of what it meant.
