

lists metonym as a synonym of synonym, but their meanings aren’t exactly the same. The answer to that last question is a bit complicated. The word monosyllabic isn’t one syllable, long is only four letters, lisp is difficult to pronounce if you have a lisp, and synonym doesn’t have any synonyms.


Some of the most frequently used words in the English language must have been created by someone with a devilish sense of humor.
