Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
ony

ony

2 9.9
An ending used with words to show a connection to sound or a kind of name
  • other
  • Specialized
: sufijo ony
  • The word 'cacophony' ends with the suffix ony, which relates to harsh sounds.

Examples

  • Words like 'euphony' and 'antiphony' both use the ony ending.

  • In linguistics, ony appears in terms describing types of sounds or names.

  • The suffix ony is common.

  • Many musical terms end with ony.

  • The word 'cacophony' ends with the suffix ony, which relates to harsh sounds.

  • In linguistics, ony appears in words that describe types of sounds.

  • Words like 'euphony' and 'antiphony' both have the ony suffix.

Surface Forms

ony main

Etymology

Ony is a suffix you can spot in words like euphony and cacophony, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of it as linked to 'sound' or to a kind of name. So, when you see ony at the end of a word it often tells you about how something sounds or what 'type' it is.