1. onomatopoeic: of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"2. echoic: (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 Hoijer
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"3. (onomatopoeia) using words that imitate the sound they denote
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"4. (Onomatopoeia (comics)) Onomatopoeia is a DC Comics supervillain who has faced Green Arrow and Batman. He first appeared in Green Arrow #12 (March 2002). He was created by Kevin Smith and Phil Hester. IGN's Daniel Crown called him "one of the coolest new villains of the decade".
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"5. (Onomatopoeia (Flobots album)) Onomatopoeia is the only album by Jonny 5 + Yak, with Jonny 5 later going on to form the band Flobots, released locally in 2001. The album featured David Gralow on guitar, Terrence Favors on cello, and Jaymz Haynes on bass. ...
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"6. (onomatopoeia) The property of a word of sounding like what it represents; A word which has the property of onomatopoeia, such as "gurgle" or "hiss"; The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"7. (onomatopoeia) A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds. Examples of onomatopoeic words are buzz, hiss, zing, clippety-clop, and tick-tock. Keats’s “Ode to a Nightingale” not only uses onomatopoeia, but calls our attention to it: “Forlorn! ...
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"8. (Onomatopoeia) The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning (e.g. clang, buzz, twang).
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"9. (onomatopoeia) a word or expression which resembles the sound which it represents, like the meow of a cat or the quack of a duck. [Contributor: Dr. Ismail S. Talib, National University of Singapore.]
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"10. (onomatopoeia) The use of words whose sound suggests their meaning. Examples are "buzz," "hiss," or "honk."
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"11. (Onomatopoeia) when a word’s origin can be traced back to the imitation of a sound.
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"12. (ONOMATOPOEIA) words that sound like their meanings; words that give sound effects, such as "buzz," "hiss," "plop," "pow," etc.
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"13. (onomatopoeia) words which sound like the noise which they describe (swish, cuckoo, smack, rattle, plonk, bang, etc.).
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"14. (Onomatopoeia) a word that seems to imitate the sound or sounds associated with the object or action, for example, ‘cuckoo’.
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"15. (Onomatopoeia) Refers to the formation or use of words which imitate sounds, such as hiss, snap, buzz, clash, murmur.
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"16. (Onomatopoeia) the use of words formed or sounding like what they signify – buzz, crack, smack, whinny.
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"17. (onomatopoeia) word whose sound resembles what it describes (snap, crackle, pop).
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"18. (25. Onomatopoeia) A blending of consonant and vowel sounds designed to imitate or suggest the activity being described. Example: buzz, slurp.
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"19. (ONOMATOPOEIA) The use of sounds that are similar to the noise they represent for a rhetorical or artistic effect. For instance, "hiss," "bang," "sigh," and "moan" make sounds similar to the noise they represent.
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"20. (Onomatopoeia) A word that sounds like what it means or echoes its meanings. Words like splash, crash, pop, etc. give an aural, visual or emotional image of what they mean. Such words are dramatic, effective and exciting for the audience.
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"21. (Onomatopoeia) Imitation of natural sounds by words. Examples in English are the italicized words in the phrases "the humming bee," "the cackling hen," "the whizzing arrow," and "the buzzing saw."
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"22. (Onomatopoeia) Literally means “name-making.” It is the process of creating or using words that imitate sounds.
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"23. (Onomatopoeia) Sounds like a sound. Bang, crash, crackle, pop, splash, whizz.
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"24. (Onomatopoeia) The creation of a name that sounds like what it refers to. The Rice Krispies’ cartoon characters Snap, Crackle, and Pop are famous examples.
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"25. (Onomatopoeia) The iconic use of words that are imitative of sounds occurring in nature or that have meanings that are associated with such sounds. [Language Files]
Source or sample of word "Onomatopoetic"