Definition of "heterological" in Anglais

adjective

1. (grammar) Of a word, not describing itself.

   • The words ultrashort and onomatopoeia are heterological: ultrashort might be called short but is not an ultrashort word, and onomatopoeia is not an onomatopoeic word.

2. (philosophy) Not true of itself.

3. (biology, of biomolecules, tissues, or body parts) Not of shared ancestral origin.

4. Supporting or attracted to otherness.

5. Having or supporting multiple interpretations.