HyperDic: onomatopoeic

English > 2 senses of the word onomatopoeic:
ADJECTIVEpertonomatopoeic, onomatopoeticof or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
allonomatopoeic, echoic, imitative, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
English > onomatopoeic: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia.
Synonymonomatopoetic
Spanishonomatopéyico
Catalanonomatopeic
Nounsonomatopoeiausing words that imitate the sound they denote
English > onomatopoeic: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound.
Example"onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"
Synonymsechoic, imitative, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic
Oppositenonechoicnot echoic or imitative of sound
Spanishecoico, onomatopeico

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