WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gon-,
-gon,
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- var. of gono- before a vowel:gonidium.
-gon,
- a combining form meaning "angled,'' "angular,'' used in the formation of compound words:polygon; pentagon.Cf. gonio-.
- Greek -gōnos, derivative of gōnía angle, akin to góny knee
gono-,
- a combining form meaning "sexual,'' "reproductive,'' used in the formation of compound words:gonophore.
- Greek, combining form of gónos, goné̄ seed, generation; akin to Latin genus, Sanskrit janas
'gon-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-gon
- -gony
- Chinook Jargon
- Delaware Jargon
- Dogon
- Gongorism
- Muskegon Heights
- Saigon cinnamon
- agonic
- decagon
- diagonal
- dodecagon
- dysgonic
- enneagon
- eugonic
- go
- gonad
- gonangium
- gondola
- gondola back
- gonidium
- gonif
- gonio-
- gonium
- gono-
- gonococcus
- gonopodium
- gonorrhea
- gonotheca
- hendecagon
- heptagon
- heterogonous
- hexagon
- isogon
- isogonal
- isogonic
- nonagon
- octagon
- octagonal
- orthogonal
- pentagon
- perigon
- polygon
- polygonaceous
- potassium-argon dating
- tetragon
- trigon
- trigonous
- trimetrogon
- undecagon