Autological

Have you ever met a word that describes itself? We call these autological words (or homological words).

For example, the word "short" is indeed a short word! So "short" is autological.

Here's a list of fun autological words to explore:

• Word: Yup, that's exactly what it is!
• English: Well, it certainly isn't French.
• Erudite: It is a very scholarly word, and it means scholarly.
• Noun: Verb, adjective, and adverb are nouns, too!
• Buzzword: We've been hearing this one everywhere lately.
• Polysyllabic: It has many syllables! (poly-syl-lab-ic)
• Unhyphenated: And it should stay that way!
• Hellenic: This means "of Greek origin," and it comes from ancient Greek.
• Obfuscatory: This word means "making things unclear." It certainly makes simple ideas sound complicated!
• Suffixed: It has the suffix "-ed" right at the end.
• Brief: It isn't long.
• Common: Yes, it is.
• Double-barrelled: It certainly is.
• Existing: It does exist!
• Fourteen-letter: Count them!
• Fifteen-lettered: Count them, too.
• Hyphenless: No hyphens here.
• Hyphen-using: Ah, there's one!
• Pentasyllabic: I count exactly 5 syllables.
• Pronounceable: I managed!
• Simple: Indeed.
• Typeable: I managed!
• Usable: If needed, I could.
• Used: I just used it, right here.
• Visible: I can see it!