sum words opposites pt 1 november posted query referred autoantonymy semantic state word opposite either changing meaning time two opposite meanings time example former resent used mean appreciate following quotations taken oxford english dictionary 1702 c mather magn chr iii iii 1852 309 gratefully resented small thing sake hand came 1765 warburton w hurd lett 1809 360 sure instance friendship would ever warmly resented 1829 webster lett 1902 617 shall resent life use expression boyle unwearied affecting kindness word two opposite meanings simultaneously fast means steady moving high speed asked proper term phenomenon made call examples phenomenon english languages additionally asked whether phenomenon rightfully classed regular forms polysemy metonymy metaphor language change always curious accident thanks kind responses linguists around world know six established names autoantonymy collection many interesting examples apprised dual phenomenon synonyms look like antonyms linguistic riches shared following screens first terminology dirk geeraerts writes phenomenon known older tradition historical semantics antiphrasis enantiosemy miriam shlesinger lynne murphy noted words sometimes called janus words twofaced greek mythic figure larry horn renowned historian negation said phenomenon dubbed antilogy john train 1980 book remarkable words astonishing origins david gamon offered term enantiodromia diachronic process acquiring opposite meaning suppose word two meanings would enantiodrome learned way professor matisoff berkeley bob fradkin noted arabic word didh plural addhaadh whole category words mean opposite frankly think terms antiphrasis enantiosemy janus word antilogy enantiodromia mention didh quite opaque modern english ear word coined autoantonym says term use remainder post whetted appetite autoantonymy examples received top entry submitted practically everybody classic example cleave means bring together well cut apart splice clip mentioned less often operate way another popular word sanction noun means punitive action verb means endorse let similar also meaning allow formerly meaning prevent latter meaning survives idioms without let hindrance let ball kevin rottet notes similar phenomenon french word defendre meaning defend prohibit many mentioned overlook oversight mean look something carefully well miss something jane edwards notes german translation versehen properties speaking german bernd moebius writes german kontrahent today means opponent e g often used sports however rather uncommon use kontrahent two parties sharing contract like english contractor karen baumer wins prize sending entries collected colleagues apple newton project give selection ones mentioned previously aught nothing bill invoice money comprise contain compose custom usual special dust remove add fine particles literally actually figuratively model archetype copy moot debatable academic note promise pay money peer noble person equal rank put lay throw puzzle pose problem solve problem quantum small large quantum leap ravel entangle disentangle resign quit sign sanguine murderous optimistic scan examine closely glance quickly set fix flow skin cover remove outer covering strike miss baseball hit table propose british set aside temper calmness passion trim cut things put things short list homophones aural oral heard spoken raise raze erect tear pair french words confusing la symetrie symmetry l asymetrie asymmetry latin immo yes baumer also notes example comes mind word prove whose older meaning test pretty much lost giving rise apparent paradox expression exception proves rule quite examples shakespeare julie vonwiller explains presently shakespeare meant immediately whereas means immediately get round roger hurwitz reminds us shakespeare nunnery phrase get thee nunnery referred place piety house ill repute sue blackwell pointed like wherein jacques de boys complains rumination wraps humourous sadness funny blackwell adds silly used mean blessed examples languages parallels english example dutch ettelijk native speakers everybody thinks means many much authoritative dictionary van dale says means little least dictionary said 10 15 years ago professor dutch used catch us one sake message went look new version van dale says see evolution patricia haegeman swedish example verb maximera maximize traditional meaning et upper limit also used sense make large possible probably due english influence mats eegolofsson strange case sahidic dialect coptic ehrai means upwards downwards former derives egyptian h ry upper part h represents pharyngial fricative latter derives egyptian h _ ry lower part h _ probably palatal fricative distinction h h _ lost coptic lance eccles maquarie university australia think enough future posting summarize linguistic wisdom regularity phenomenon alex eulenberg aeulenbe indiana edu indiana university