onomatopoeia
/ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə/
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onomatopoeia noun: the property of a word that sounds like what it represents.
Noun
onomatopoeia (countable and uncountable, plural onomatopoeias or onomatopoeiae)
- The property of a word that sounds like what it represents.
- A woꝛde makinge called of the Grecians Onomatopeia is when we make woꝛdes of oure owne mynde, ſuche as be deriued from the nature of thinges.1553 January, Thomas Wilson, “Word Making”, in The Arte of Rhetorique, […], London: Richardus Graftonus, […], →OCLC, folio 92, verso
- A word that sounds like what it represents, such as gurgle, stutter, or hiss.
- The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names.
onomatopoeia meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Kannada
onomatopoeia in Hindi
- word that sounds like what it represents
- स्वनानुकरणात्मक svanānukarṇātmak, अनुकरण anukraṇ
- property of a word that sounds like what it represents
- स्वनानुकरणात्मक svanānukarṇātmak, अनुकरण anukraṇ
onomatopoeia in Bengali
- শব্দের অনুকরণ
onomatopoeia in Telugu
- onomatopoeia
- ధ్వన్యనుకరణము dhvanyanukaraṇamu
onomatopoeia in Kannada
- ಅಣಕುಪದ
More languagesFewer languages
- onomatopoeia in Punjabi
- صوت ṣot, ਸੌਤ saut
- onomatopoeia in Tagalog
- sintunog, onomatopeya
- onomatopoeia in Arabic
- مُحَاكَاة صَوْتِيَّة
- onomatopoeia in Indonesian
- onomatopoeia, pembentukan kata yg meniru suara
- onomatopoeia in Persian
- نامآوا namava
- onomatopoeia in Vietnamese
- từ tượng thanh, tượng thanh
Synonyms of onomatopoeia
Forms of onomatopoeia
| plural | onomatopoeias |
|---|---|
| plural | onomatopoeiae |
| alternative form (archaic) | onomatopœia |
| alternative form (archaic) | onomatopy |
| alternative form (obsolete) | onomatopeia |
Origin of onomatopoeia
Borrowed from Latin onomatopoeïa, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía, “the coining of a word in imitation of a sound”), from ὀνοματοποιέω (onomatopoiéō, “to coin names”), from ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “to make, to do, to produce”). By surface analysis, onomato- + -poeia.
Words formed from onomatopoeia
Words that rhyme with onomatopoeia
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- Anthea
- Caesarea
- hamartia
- Hosea
- Leah
- logorrhea
- maria
- panacea
- Sandia
- Theia
- trachea
- Zia
- Achaea
- Alethea
- carry the message to Garcia
- chia
- chorea
- diarrhea
- Hygieia
- mens rea
- pharmacopoeia
- pro-mia
- quesadilla
- ratafia
- sangria
- shea
- Shi'a
- tortilla
- urea
- Aeaea
- Apamea
- apatheia
- Aramea
- Arimathea
- avania
- cinquedea
- Corea
- deliver the message to Garcia
- dionaea
- dyspnea
- Euboea
- eupatheia
- Euryclea
- Fawzia
- gelateria
- glossopoeia
- gonorrhea
- Hialeah
Questions about onomatopoeia
- What does onomatopoeia mean?
- Onomatopoeia means the property of a word that sounds like what it represents.
- What is onomatopoeia in Hindi?
- Onomatopoeia in Hindi is स्वनानुकरणात्मक (svanānukarṇātmak), अनुकरण (anukraṇ). See Onomatopoeia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is onomatopoeia?
- Onomatopoeia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce onomatopoeia?
- Onomatopoeia is pronounced /ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of onomatopoeia?
- The plural of onomatopoeia is onomatopoeias.
Words near onomatopoeia in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: onomatopoeia (page history and authors); onomatopoeia (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ధ్వన్యనుకరణము (Telugu) (page history and authors); onomatopoeia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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