homophonous Syllabification: (ho·moph·o·nous)Pronunciation: /hōˈmäfənəs, hə-/Definition of homophonous adjective (of a word or words) having the same pronunciation as another or others but different meaning, origin, or spelling. Derivatives homophonyPronunciation: /-ˈmäfənē/ noun homophonous in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of homophonous in the British & World English dictionary