How to Pronounce “antonymy”

British (UK)

/ˈæntə.nɪm.i/

noun — The semantic relation between antonyms; the quality of being antonymous.

Where the stress falls. “antonymy” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /ˈæntə.nɪm.i/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the first one — so the first syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /ˈæntə.nɪm.i/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "antonymy" mean?

antonymy (noun): The semantic relation between antonyms; the quality of being antonymous.

Which syllable is stressed in "antonymy"?

“antonymy” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /ˈæntə.nɪm.i/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the first one — so the first syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.