'Homophonous' definitions:
Definition of 'homophonous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way; "'horse' and 'hoarse' are homophonous words"
Definition of 'Homophonous'
From: GCIDE
- Homophonic \Ho`mo*phon"ic\, Homophonous \Ho*moph"o*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? sound, tone: cf. F. homophone.]
- 1. (Mus.) (a) Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic. (b) Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, bay and bey. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'homophonous'
From: GCIDE
- homophonous \ho*moph"o*nous\ adj. Of or pertaining to a homophone or homophony; as, homophonous words. [WordNet 1.5]