Paronymous Definition

pə-rŏnə-məs

adjective

Derived from the same root; cognate, as the words differ and defer.

Webster's New World

Allied by derivation from the same root; having the same stem; for example, beautiful and beauteous.

American Heritage

(semantics) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.

"Hare" and "hair" are paronymous.

Wiktionary

Origin of Paronymous

Greek parōnumos derivative para- beside para–¹ onuma name nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
paronym +"Ž -ous

From Wiktionary

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