Misterslumshine  +  252105 Thu, 03 Aug 06 09:03 PM Do nouns like "forelock" or "fortnight" have antonyms? My friends english lesson is asking for an antonym for these words. Misterslumshine Joined on Thu, Aug 3 2006 new york New Member 03 Nouns, Antonyms

	Nef  +  252109 Thu, 03 Aug 06 09:13 PM Many words don't have antonyms.  You've found two of them.  Here is a link to a dictionary of antonyms. http://www.hyperdic.net/doc/antonyms.htm  Nef Joined on Sun, Jan 1 2006 California, USA Regular Member 638 Antonyms

	nona the brit  +  252111 Thu, 03 Aug 06 09:13 PM I can't imagine how it is possible to have an antonym of either of those words. What is the opposite of fortnight? Or the opposite of forelock? (backlock? No such word).  In fact I'd say most common nouns don't have opposites. What a daft assignment. I'm so intrigued please do come back and tell us what the tutor said were the correct answers. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Nouns, Antonyms

	Misterslumshine  +  252112 Thu, 03 Aug 06 09:20 PM do any nouns have antonyms?   This is a mail ordered grade ten english lesson..lol  It comes from the school board in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.   There are several nouns in the section asking for antonyms. I thought it sounded idiotic... Misterslumshine Nouns, Antonyms

	CalifJim  +  252114 Thu, 03 Aug 06 09:24 PM hindlock and hindnight (after the model of foresight and hindsight)  ?      CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,475 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Nef  +  252116 Thu, 03 Aug 06 09:27 PM  Misterslumshine wrote: do any nouns have antonyms?   This is a mail ordered grade ten english lesson..lol  It comes from the school board in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.   There are several nouns in the section asking for antonyms. I thought it sounded idiotic... Interesting. Thanks. If the lesson is that is not wise to make up antonyms, I can see the point.  Otherwise, I'm puzzled. "Forelock" is fine, but "rearopen" or "aftopen" is something else. Nef Nouns, Antonyms

	CalifJim  +  252118 Thu, 03 Aug 06 09:33 PM Lots of nouns have antonyms, more or less.  At least they have what we might think of as opposites. day - night summer - winter purchase - sale zenith - nadir poverty - wealth happiness - sadness heat - cold success - failure truth - falsehood virtue - vice panic - calm I don't suppose any nouns that denote objects (clock, chair, table, lamp, wallet, ...) or substances (sugar, butter, meat, ...) have antonyms, however. CJ CalifJim Nouns, Antonyms

	nona the brit  +  252144 Thu, 03 Aug 06 11:40 PM no they are not opposites, just different. Anyway sugar is very sweet so an opposite would need to be very sour? Sugar - lemon juice! nona the brit