onomatopoetic
/,ɔnoumætəpou'etik/ Cách viết khác : (onomatopoeic) /,ɔnoumætəpou'pi:ik/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Imitative of natural sounds: Describes words that are formed by imitating the actual sound associated with the thing or action they refer to.
- Relating to onomatopoeia: Pertaining to the rhetorical or linguistic device of using such imitative words.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The word "buzz" is an onomatopoetic term for the sound a bee makes.
- Many languages have onomatopoetic words for animal noises, like "meow" for a cat.
- The poet used onomatopoetic language to make the scene more vivid and auditory.
Advanced Usage
- Linguistic Analysis: The term is used in linguistics and literary criticism to describe the phonetic phenomenon where a word's sound suggests its meaning.
- The study focused on the onomatopoetic quality of verbs in comic books.
Variants and Related Words
- Onomatopoeia (n): The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., , ); the use of such words for rhetorical effect.
- The poem is famous for its use of onomatopoeia.
- Onomatopoeic (adj): An alternative, and often more common, adjective form with the same meaning as "onomatopoetic".
- "Splash" is an onomatopoeic word.
Synonyms
- Imitative: Formed by imitation.
- Echoic: (Linguistics) Denoting a word or sound that imitates the source of the sound it describes.
Related Phrases
- (To be) Onomatopoetic in nature: A phrase describing the inherent quality of a word.
- The verb "to clang" is onomatopoetic in nature.
Adjective
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(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
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onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
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it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term- Harry Hoijer
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of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
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