English adjective: onomatopoetic | |||
| 1. | onomatopoetic of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia | ||
| Synonyms | onomatopoeic | ||
| 2. | onomatopoetic (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound | ||
| Samples | Onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises. It was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term. | ||
| Synonyms | echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical | ||
| Antonyms | nonechoic | ||