onomatopoetic

onomatopoetic is a 13-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia; characterized by onomatopoeia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 23 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia; characterized by onomatopoeia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word.
2. adjective. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound- Harry Hoijer

   "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"

   "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"

   Synonyms: echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical

3. adjective. of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia

   Synonyms: onomatopoeic

Synonyms

echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical

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