Definition of Onomatopœia

1. Noun. The property of a word of sounding like what it represents. ¹

2. Noun. A word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle" or "hiss". ¹

3. Noun. (uncountable rhetoric) The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names. ¹

4. Noun. (alternative spelling of onomatopoeia) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Onomatopœia

onomasts
onomatapoeia
onomatechny
onomatologies
onomatologist
onomatologists
onomatology
onomatomania
onomatope
onomatopeia
onomatopeias
onomatopeic
onomatopes
onomatophobia
onomatopies
onomatopoeia
onomatopoeiae
onomatopoeias
onomatopoeic
onomatopoeical
onomatopoeically
onomatopoetic
onomatopoetically
onomatopoiesis
onomatopy
onomatopœical
onomatopœiæ
onomomancy
onondagas
onoratoite

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