Onomatopoeical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; ; - Harry Hoijer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɑːnəmˌæɾəpˈoʊɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɒnəmˌatəpˈəʊɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɒnəmˌatəpˈəʊɪkəl/

6 syllables Say it as /ˌɑːnəmˌæɾəpˈoʊɪkəl/.

Examples

onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

onomatopoetic echoic imitative onomatopoeic

Antonyms

nonechoic

Parts of Speech

adjective

(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; ; - Harry Hoijer

“onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises”

Word Forms

onomatopoeia

noun

using words that imitate the sound they denote

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lautmalerisch

(von Wörtern), die in Nachahmung eines natürlichen Klangs gebildet werden; ; - Harry Hoijer

🇫🇷French

onomatopée

(de mots) formés à l'imitation d'un son naturel ; ; -Harry Hoijer

🇪🇸Spanish

onomatopéyico

(de palabras) formado a imitación de un sonido natural; ; -Harry Hoijer

🇮🇹Italian

onomatopeico

(di parole) formate a imitazione di un suono naturale; ; -Harry Hoijer

🇳🇱Dutch

onomatopee

(van woorden) gevormd in navolging van een natuurlijk geluid; ; - Harry Hoijer

🇵🇹Portuguese

onomatopeico

(de palavras) formadas em imitação de um som natural; ; -Harry Hoijer

🇷🇺Russian

звукоподражательный

(слов) образованы подражанием естественному звуку; ; - Гарри Хойер

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओनोमेटोपोइकल

(शब्दों का) प्राकृतिक ध्वनि की नकल में निर्मित; ; - हैरी होइजर

🇧🇩Bengali

অনম্যাটোপোইকাল

(শব্দের) একটি প্রাকৃতিক শব্দের অনুকরণে গঠিত; ; - হ্যারি হোইজার

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓனோமடோபோயிகல்

(சொற்கள்) இயற்கை ஒலியைப் பின்பற்றி உருவாக்கப்பட்டது; ; - ஹாரி ஹோய்ஜர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒనోమాటోపోయికల్

(పదాల) సహజ ధ్వనిని అనుకరిస్తూ ఏర్పడింది; ; - హ్యారీ హోయిజర్

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒನೊಮಾಟೊಪಾಯಿಕಲ್

(ಪದಗಳ) ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಧ್ವನಿಯ ಅನುಕರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡಿದೆ; ; - ಹ್ಯಾರಿ ಹೊಯ್ಜರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓനോമറ്റോപോയിക്കൽ

(വാക്കുകളുടെ) സ്വാഭാവിക ശബ്ദത്തെ അനുകരിച്ച് രൂപീകരിച്ചത്; ; - ഹാരി ഹോയിജർ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

象声词

（词语）模仿自然声音而形成的； ; - 哈里·霍耶尔

🇯🇵Japanese

擬音語

（言葉の）自然の音を模倣して形成されたもの。 ; - ハリー・ホイジャー

🇰🇷Korean

의성어

(단어의) 자연의 소리를 모방하여 형성된; ; - 해리 호이저

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tượng thanh

(của từ) được hình thành theo cách bắt chước âm thanh tự nhiên; ; - Harry Hoijer

🇹🇭Thai

สร้างคำ

(คำ) ที่เกิดขึ้นจากการเลียนแบบเสียงธรรมชาติ ; - แฮร์รี ฮอยเจอร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

onomatopoeikal

(dari kata-kata) yang dibentuk dengan meniru suara alam; ; - Harry Hoijer

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسمى

(من الكلمات) التي تشكلت في تقليد الصوت الطبيعي؛ ; - هاري هويجر

🇮🇷Persian

گیاهی

(از کلمات) که به تقلید از صدای طبیعی شکل گرفته است. ; - هری هویجر

🇹🇷Turkish

yansımalı

(kelimelerin) doğal bir sesin taklit edilmesiyle oluşturulmuş; ; -Harry Hoijer

🇮🇱Hebrew

אונומטופאי

(של מילים) שנוצרו בחיקוי של צליל טבעי; ; - הארי הוייר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'onomatopoeical'?

The primary meaning of 'onomatopoeical' is '(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; ; - Harry Hoijer'.

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Using 'onomatopoeical' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'onomatopoeical' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'onomatopoeical' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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