Associations to the word «Paronomasia»

Wiktionary

PARONOMASIA, noun. (rhetoric) A pun or play on words

Dictionary definition

PARONOMASIA, noun. A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche