Definition of AUTOLOGICAL

autological

Adj

  • Possessing the property it describes.

Examples

  • Because the word short is in fact short, it is considered autological.
  • The word noun is itself a noun, and is thus autological.
  • The word polysyllabic is autological, but the word monosyllabic is not.

Origin / Etymology

From German autologisch, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, autology + -ical.

Synonyms

homological

Antonyms

heterological

Scrabble Score: 0

autological: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
autological: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
autological: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

autological: not valid in Words With Friends