While better than anything I came up with on my own, I’m not sure that antonym is a perfect fit though.
For one, while hot/cold works, I’m not sure that red/green works.
Plus, antonym has a different connotation—it is the antonym of synonym.
Antonym implies a word with the “opposite” meaning, not a concept with the “opposite” meaning.
I wouldn’t be comfortable talking about the antonym of a concept.
Does anyone know if there are any languages that don’t have this problem?
That is a very good suggestion.
While better than anything I came up with on my own, I’m not sure that antonym is a perfect fit though.
For one, while hot/cold works, I’m not sure that red/green works.
Plus, antonym has a different connotation—it is the antonym of synonym. Antonym implies a word with the “opposite” meaning, not a concept with the “opposite” meaning.
I wouldn’t be comfortable talking about the antonym of a concept.
Does anyone know if there are any languages that don’t have this problem?