ONOMATOPOEIC


Meaning of ONOMATOPOEIC in English

-ēik adjective

also on·o·mat·o·poe·i·cal -ēə̇kəl

Etymology: onomatopoeic from French onomatopéique, from onomatopée onomatopoeia (from Late Latin onomatopoeia ) + -ique -ic; onomatopoeical from onomatopoeic + -al

: of, relating to, or characterized by onomatopoeia : imitative in origin : echoic

onomatopoeic words

onomatopoeic imitation of noises — Cecil Sprigge

• on·o·mat·o·poe·i·cal·ly -k(ə)lē adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.