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onomatopoetic onomatopoetic definition

onomatopoetic


 
  Overview  of  adj  onomatopoetic 
 
  The  adj  onomatopoetic  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  onomatopoeic,  onomatopoetic  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  characterized  by  onomatopoeia) 
  2.  echoic,  imitative,  onomatopoeic,  onomatopoeical,  onomatopoetic  --  ((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) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  onomatopoetic 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  onomatopoetic 
 
  Sense  2 
  echoic  (vs.  nonechoic),  imitative,  onomatopoeic,  onomatopoeical,  onomatopoetic 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  onomatopoetic 
 
  2  senses  of  onomatopoetic 
 
  Sense  1 
  onomatopoeic,  onomatopoetic 
  Pertains  to  noun  onomatopoeia  (Sense  1) 
  =>onomatopoeia 
  =>  rhetorical  device 
 
  Sense  2 
  echoic  (vs.  nonechoic),  imitative,  onomatopoeic,  onomatopoeical,  onomatopoetic 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  onomatopoetic 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  onomatopoetic 
 
  onomatopoetic  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  onomatopoetic 
  onomatopoetic 
 
  Overview  of  adj  onomatopoetic 
 
  The  adj  onomatopoetic  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  onomatopoeic,  onomatopoetic  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  characterized  by  onomatopoeia) 
  2.  echoic,  imitative,  onomatopoeic,  onomatopoeical,  onomatopoetic  --  ((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) 



onomatopoetic definition