onomatopoeic

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
22
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːɪk/
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/ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːɪk/ · /ˌɒnəmɛtəˈpiːək/ · /-ˈpæeək/

Definition of onomatopoeic

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to onomatopoeia.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to onomatopoeia.
  2. (not-comparable)Having the property of onomatopoeia.
    “There are also three ways in which katakana is used for writing Japanese words: 1 to make words stand out, for example, in advertising: トヨタ (Toyota) 2 to classify species of plants and animals, for example in botanical gardens 3 to write onomatopoeic words”
    “Some of them are onomatopoeic like hrududu (which is a car), but overall they simply came from my subconscious.”

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Etymology

From onomatopoeia + -ic.

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