lähenteiset
Lähenteiset is a term used in some Finnish-language discussions of lexical semantics to describe a subset of words that are semantically close but not fully interchangeable in all contexts. The word is formed from the Finnish lähene- “to approach” with a pluralizing suffix, signaling a set or cluster of items that share proximity in meaning.
A lähenteiset consists of items within a semantic field that overlap in core sense but differ in
Lähenteiset are related to, but distinct from, synonyms. While synonyms are typically understood as interchangeable in
Proponents argue that the concept helps lexicographers and language teachers convey fine-grained meaning differences that go
Synonymy, near-synonyms, semantic field, lexical variation, collocation, lexical semantics.
Lähenteiset is not a universally established or widely used category in mainstream linguistics; discussions of it