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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024on•o•mat•o•poe•ia /ˌɑnəˌmætəˈpiə, -ˌmɑtə-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Linguisticsthe formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitating the sound made by or associated with the thing the noun refers to:In English, onomatopoeia is found in words like tweet, zap, flick, and hiss.
- Rhetoricthe use of such imitative words, as in poetry.
on•o•mat•o•poe•ic, on•o•mat•o•po•et•ic /ˌɑnəˌmætəpoʊˈɛtɪk, -ˌmɑtə-/USA pronunciation adj. See -onym-. -onym-'>-nom-2,
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024on•o•mat•o•poe•ia (on′ə mat′ə pē′ə, -mä′tə-),USA pronunciation n. - Linguisticsthe formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- Linguisticsa word so formed.
- Rhetoricthe use of imitative and naturally suggestive words for rhetorical effect.
- Greek onomatopoiía making of words = onomato- (combining form of ónoma name) + poi- (stem of poieîn to make; see poet) + -ia -ia
- Late Latin
- 1570–80;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: onomatopoeia /ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə/ n - the formation of words whose sound is imitative of the sound of the noise or action designated, such as hiss, buzz, and bang
- the use of such words for poetic or rhetorical effect
Etymology: 16th Century: via Late Latin from Greek onoma name + poiein to makeˌonoˌmatoˈpoeic, onomatopoetic /ˌɒnəˌmætəpəʊˈɛtɪk/ adj ˌonoˌmatoˈpoeically, ˌonoˌmatopoˈetically adv |