Paronymous definitions

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARON'YMOUS, a. [Gr. name.] Resembling another word.

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Greek par?nymos, from para- + -?nymos (as in hom?nymos homonymous) Date: 1656 1. conjugate 4 2. a. formed from a word in another language b. having a form similar to that of a cognate foreign word

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Paronymous Pa*ron"y*mous, a. [Gr. ?; ? beside, near + ? a name.] 1. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc. 2. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; -- said of certain words, as al? and awl; hair and hare, etc.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Conjugate, allied radically.