English Explanatory Dictionary

Janus word

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word that has two contradictory meanings; a contronym.

Word forms

Janus word Janus words

Etymology

From Janus, the two-faced Roman god of doorways and transitions.

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