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Adjective: homophonous  hu'mó-fu-nus
  1. Characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way
    "'horse' and 'hoarse' are homophonous words"

See also: homophone, homophony

Encyclopedia: Homophonous

Nearest

homonymic
homonymous
homonymy
homoousian
homophile
homophobe
homophobia
homophobic
homophone
homophonic
homophonous
homophony
Homoptera
homopteran
homopterous
homopterous insect
homosexual
homosexualism
homosexuality
homosporous
homospory