HyperDic: onomatopoetic

English > 2 senses of the word onomatopoetic:
ADJECTIVEpertonomatopoetic, onomatopoeicof or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
allonomatopoetic, echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
English > onomatopoetic: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia.
Synonymonomatopoeic
Spanishonomatopéyico
Catalanonomatopeic
Nounsonomatopoeiausing words that imitate the sound they denote
English > onomatopoetic: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound.
Example "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
Synonymsechoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical
Oppositenonechoicnot echoic or imitative of sound
Spanishecoico, onomatopeico
Nounsonomatopoeiausing words that imitate the sound they denote

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