Word relationships
Synonyms
echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic
Local English word record
onomatopoeical
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound- Harry Hoijer
Practice this wordExamples
- onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
- it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term
Source and method
This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.