Adjective: onomatopoeic ,ón-nu,ma-tu'pee-ik
- (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
"onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises";
- echoic, imitative, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic
- Of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
"The poem was full of onomatopoeic words like 'buzz' and 'hiss'";
- onomatopoetic
Encyclopedia: Onomatopoeic