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on·o·mat·o·poe·ia O0080800 (ŏn′ə-măt′ə-pē′ə, -mä′tə-)n. The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
[Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiiā, from onomatopoios, coiner of names : onoma, onomat-, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots + poiein, to make; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]
on′o·mat′o·poe′ic, on′o·mat′o·po·et′ic (-pō-ĕt′ĭk) adj.on′o·mat′o·poe′i·cal·ly, on′o·mat′o·po·et′i·cal·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | onomatopoeic - of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeiaonomatopoetic | | 2. | onomatopoeic - (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijerechoic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic, imitative |
onomatopoeicadjective imitative, mimicking, mimetic, onomatopoetic, echoic He spoke the single onomatopoeic word: `Bang'.onomatopoeicadjectiveImitating sounds:echoic, imitative, onomatopoetic.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeonomatopoeiaMedicalSeeonomatopoiesisonomatopoeicenUK
Related to onomatopoeic: onomatopoeticSynonyms for onomatopoeicadj imitativeSynonyms- imitative
- mimicking
- mimetic
- onomatopoetic
- echoic
Synonyms for onomatopoeicadj imitating soundsSynonyms- echoic
- imitative
- onomatopoetic
Synonyms for onomatopoeicadj of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeiaSynonymsadj (of words) formed in imitation of a natural soundSynonyms- echoic
- onomatopoeical
- onomatopoetic
- imitative
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