Are there any auto-antonyms in Esperanto?
貼文者: mkj1887, 2016年11月7日
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語言: English
mkj1887 (顯示個人資料) 2016年11月7日下午6:03:16
English abounds in auto-antonyms. Are there any in Esperanto, other than the 2 mentioned here?
mkj1887 (顯示個人資料) 2016年11月13日下午1:42:44
Kliphph:Malmultakosta (inexpensive) can also be ĉipa, malmola (hard) has been used in poetry as dura. There are many other auto-antonyms (ones not using the mal prefix) in Esperanto.Hmmm, I guess the term “auto-antonym” is, much to my surprise, ambiguous. The traditional meaning of an auto-antonym is a word that has, simultaneously, contradictory meanings. Perhaps the most notorious example in English is “to sanction”, which can mean “to approve of”, or “to disapprove of”. The meaning of “auto-antonym” that you are evidently using, namely, being negative without an overtly negative appearance, is an interesting alternative take on what an “auto-antonym” could be, and merits its own discussion and treatment, but it is not the meaning addressed in my question.
