/ Dictionary / Index H heteronymous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: het•er•on•y•mous Pronunciation: (het"u-ron'u-mus), [key] — adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a heteronym. having different names, as a pair of correlatives: Father and son are heteronymous relatives. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. heteronym Heteroousian Related Content Daily Word Quiz: portent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language